By NNN-KUNA,
Dubai : Emirates Airline’s twin delivery of two Boeing 777 aircraft have arrived in Dubai to a special welcome from twin sisters Petra and Michaela Mohylova, both of whom are cabin crew with Emirates.
The arrival of both long-range models, a Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER, brings Emirates’ all-wide bodied passenger fleet to 111 aircraft, and adds a further 620 seats to the fast-growing airline’s capacity.
Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, said: “Our latest two 777s are a welcome addition to the fleet. It is not often an airline receives delivery of two wide-bodied aircraft, together worth over USD 500 million, in a single day.
The 777s are the mainstay of our ultra long-range operations, allowing Emirates to expand our global route network and connect Dubai with non-stop flights to almost anywhere in the world.” The two new jets will be deployed on Emirates’ long-haul routes, and have already been earmarked for its first journeys to North and South America.
Emirates received its first 777, a Boeing 777-200, in 1996. Today, the airline has 63 Boeing 777s in its modern fleet, and it is set to become the world’s largest 777 operator with another 39 of these jets, worth US 10.1 billion at list prices, on order.