Emirates takes off for Washington

DUBAI — Emirates, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, launched its daily non-stop service from Dubai to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Wednesday. It is the seventh gateway for Emirates in the United States, and the twelfth new route to join the airline’s international network in 2012.

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Published: Thu 13 Sep 2012, 11:48 PM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 11:09 AM

The delegation on Wednesday’s inaugural flight from Dubai included Tim Clark, president of Emirates airline; Michael Corbin, US Ambassador to the UAE; Francisco Sanchez, under-secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Orhan Abbas, senior vice-president Commercial Operations, the Americas and Pradeep Kumar, senior vice-president, Revenue Optimisation and Systems, Emirates SkyCargo.EK 231 will leave Dubai daily at 2:20 am and arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport at 8:50 am.


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