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AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, travel briefs column.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 2004

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 16--NEW EMIRATES ROUTES IN 2005: Emirates has announced that it will start passenger and cargo services to another four destinations in 2005, namely Seychelles, Seoul, Hamburg and Geneva. These new routes will expand the Emirates network to 81 destinations by the end of next year.

EMIRATES, USD30 BILLION PLANE ORDERS: Emirates Airline has an order book of 99 aircraft, comprising 45 Airbus A380-800s, 30 Boeing 777-300ERs and nine options, four ultra-long-range Airbus A340-500s and 20 Airbus A340-600 aircraft, worth a total of USD30 billion at list prices. By 2012 Emirates expects to have twice as many jets in its fleet which presently comprises 71 Boeing and...

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