Emirates Does it Once Again, standout winner at Business Traveller Awards

Business Traveller (Middle East) awards 2014 presented recently awarded Emirates Airline with its coveted title ‘Best Airline Worldwide’. Emirates also won three more awards at the ceremony including Airline with the Best First Class, Airline with the Best Business Class, and Airline with the Best Cabin Staff. With four titles in total Emirates become the most awarded airline of the year.

Business Traveller magazine readers voted overwhelmingly for the airline making it a standout winner. Presented at a gala dinner, the Business Traveller (ME) Awards 2014 was attended by the who’s who of the travel and hospitality industry.

Emirates’ Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Thierry Antinori said Emirates has worked hard to guarantee that our passengers get the best travel experience in the world. We have done everything possible to touch the epitome of luxury. We have been abreast with the latest market trends and have paid great heed to the needs and demands of our passengers. We have pioneered the industry by offering exceptional service, world-class travel experience, latest on-board products like Wi-Fi and mobile phone connectivity, complimentary chauffeur and more. We feel extremely privileged to receive this award and to be acknowledged for all the efforts we have taken towards offering seamless and stress-free journey to our passengers.

Apart from Emirates other Gulf carriers to win awards were Etihad, Flydubai and Qatar Airways. Etihad won Airline with Best Economy Class and Best Frequent Flyer Programme, consecutively for the second year. Flydubai again won Best Low-Cost Airline award and Qatar won Best Regional Airline award.

Established in 1985 Emirates owns ultra modern fleet comprising of 218 aircrafts, including Airbus A380 and world’s largest Boeing 777 fleet. It serves 141 destinations in 80 countries globally. It has a cosmopolitan cabin crew of 18,000 members representing more than 130 nationalities, allowing it to provide personalized and unforgettable travel experience.