On Monday 26th July 2010, Emirates Airline brought the longest aircraft to touch down at Newcastle in celebration of the airport’s 75th anniversary.
The 242ft Boeing 777-300ER which operated Emirates’ daily flight from Dubai is longer than any other aircraft to have used the airport. It carries 428 passengers - over 50% more than the aircraft normally used on the route.
The larger aircraft enabled Emirates to break another airport record when it carried 418 passengers on the return flight from Newcastle to Dubai – the largest passenger load to ever depart on a scheduled flight from Newcastle.
Laurie Berryman, Emirates’ Area Manager UK North, said: “We’re delighted to be marking Newcastle Airport’s important day with our supersized aircraft. With the record number of passengers on our flight to Dubai today, we hope it won’t be too long before we introduce it permanently on services from the North East.”
Emirates also offered bucks fizz and cake to all of its passengers travelling on today’s flight to celebrate the airport’s anniversary.
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Photo Caption: A Emirates Boeing 777-300ER, the longest aircraft to touch down at Newcastle International Airport, taking off from the airport today with the largest number of passengers ever to depart from Newcastle on a scheduled flight.
About Emirates
Emirates operates 98 non-stop flights per week from the UK to Dubai – in addition to its daily service from Newcastle, the airline operates five services a day from Heathrow, three daily from Gatwick, two per day from Manchester and Birmingham, and a daily service from Glasgow.
Emirates commenced services to Tokyo on 28th March, Amsterdam on 1st May and Prague on 1st July. Its route network is continuing to grow this year with the launch of services to Madrid in August and Dakar in September.
For more information, please visit
www.emirates.com/uk For more information contact:
Steve Double, Charlie Hampton, Claire Freeman & Leisa Workman
in the Emirates Group UK Press Office at Bell Pottinger Business & Brand
Telephone: 020 7861 2449/31/47/46
E-Mail:
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