Emirates accuses Heathrow of being ‘cavalier’ after refusing to comply with cap July 14, 2022 Gulf carrier Emirates has accused Heathrow’s management of being “cavalier”, after refusing to comply with the hub’s passenger cap. The airline described Heathrow’s request to cut daily departing passengers to 100,000 as “unreasonable and unacceptable,” blaming airport executives for showing “blatant disregard for consumers.” On top of operating flights as scheduled, the Dubai carrier added [...]
Sir Tim Clark says Emirates will continue flying to Russia until told otherwise March 29, 2022 Emirates will continue flying to Russia until told otherwise, the airline’s chief executive Sir Tim Clark said this morning. Since the conflict’s outbreak, the UAE Government – who also owns Emirates – decided not to take sides between Western countries and Moscow, using Emirates aircraft to carry out humanitarian goods and diplomats in and out [...]
Emirates boss Tim Clark hits back against “flight shame” champions February 27, 2022 Emirates’ boss Tim Clark has hit back at those who want to “flight shame” people into avoid flying for environmental reasons. Clark said today that according to this reasoning, all discretionary spending is immoral because it has a carbon footprint. “So whether you’re flying a holiday, whether you’re flying to your second home, or whether [...]
Emirates suspends US flights over 5G concerns January 18, 2022 UAE carrier Emirates has announced it will suspend flights to US destinations such as Boston, Chicago and San Francisco over 5G concerns. The airline said the decision was “due to operational concerns associated with the planned deployment of 5G mobile network services in the US,” adding that it was working to “alleviate operational concerns,” hoping [...]
Omicron could cause “significant traumas” for aviation, Emirates president warns November 30, 2021 Emirates’ president Tim Clark has warned that the new Covid variant, Omicron, could cause “significant traumas” for the recovery of global aviation. Clark said the next few weeks would prove fundamental for the industry, as scientists assess the variant’s risk and the effectiveness of vaccines in fighting it. “I would say probably by the end [...]
Emirates boss: Covid will be ‘history’ by end of next year and aviation will recover October 6, 2021 Emirates president Sir Tim Clark has said that the aviation sector is months away from going back to normal and will not suffer a long recovery, which was initially predicted by industry stakeholders during the peak of the pandemic. Clark, who has run the Dubai-based airline since 2003, told the Telegraph the aviation sector will [...]