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Emirates launches service to Luanda, Angola
United Arab Emirates: 11 hours, 22 minutes ago
Emirates Airline has launched new non-stop service to the capital of oil-rich Angola. The new service to Luanda will leave on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday using an Airbus A330-200. This new route marks the 18th destination in Africa for Emirates.
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Gulf Air completes Iraq triple
Bahrain: 4 hours, 20 minutes ago
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has commenced services to Erbil, in Northern Iraq. The airline will operate three flights per week to Erbil, which is the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq and one of the fastest growing commercial cities in Iraq. Erbil is the third destination in Iraq that Gulf Air now flies to from its Bahrain hub following the launch of services to Baghdad and Najaf in September.
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Emirates A380 Business Class - London to Dubai
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, February 04 - 2009 at 09:33
All men are still boys at heart and AME Info is no different. So, when the Emirates website showed that the cheapest pairing of flights for a trip to London included an overnight leg on the almost brand new A380, our heart started to beat a little quicker and our credit card was found faster than an A380 accelerating down the runway.
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