By Akram Medhat
Emirates today announced its "Ahlan 2018" offers campaign, which provides special fares on tickets to a number of international tourist destinations for travelers from Egypt, in both economy and business class, to all destinations that are highly popular with Egyptian travelers.
Travelers wishing to take their dream holiday or visit relatives in the new year can take advantage of these discounts by booking their tickets early. The special fares cover all destinations across Emirates' global network, except Russia and business class tickets on flights to destinations in the United States.
Economy class ticket prices for destinations included in the offers:
Destination | Ticket price (EGP) |
|---|---|
Dubai, UAE | 5,611 |
Delhi, India | 5,918 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 7,990 |
Prague, Czech Republic | 9,754 |
New York, United States | 12,417 |
Melbourne, Australia | 15,030 |
Business class ticket prices for destinations included in the offers:
Destination | Ticket price (EGP) |
|---|---|
Dubai, UAE | 17,143 |
Mumbai, India | 18,320 |
Beijing, China | 22,152 |
Istanbul, Turkey | 32,904 |
Perth, Australia | 48,280 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 51,630 |
These discounts apply to travel between January 1 and June 30, 2018, provided tickets are booked between December 4 and 17 this month.
It is worth noting that Emirates saw many developments and achievements in 2017, most notably receiving its 100th Airbus A380, refurbishing the cabin interiors of its Boeing B777 aircraft and upgrading the onboard lounges on its Airbus 380 aircraft, as well as expanding its route network.
In 2017, Emirates also won the award for the world's best airline in the first edition of the TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards, along with four prestigious awards at the Business Traveller Awards, two awards at the ULTRAs, the Passenger Choice Award for Best Entertainment at the APEX Passenger Choice Awards, and the award for the best inflight entertainment system for the 13th consecutive year at the Skytrax airline awards.
Emirates looks forward to continuing to expand its activities and operations in the coming years, with its aircraft order book including 40 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, and also through the rapid growth of its destination network through its partnership with flydubai.
Emirates' network covers more than 150 destinations in 80 countries around the world, and it has become the world's largest carrier in terms of seat kilometers. It operates around 250 ultra-modern wide-body Airbus and Boeing aircraft, including giant Airbus A380s, and the carrier has orders for more than 250 additional new aircraft with a total value exceeding $122 billion.
