Over the last months, Emirates officials have been meeting with representatives of several travel agencies in Romania and with the management of international airport Henri Coanda (Otopeni) and announced its intention to operate flights on the Bucharest-Dubai route.
Emirates Airline, controlled by the emirate Dubai, started to operate flights in October 1985, using only two aircrafts, a leased Boeing 737 and an Airbus 300 B4. The airline has been posting profit constantly, on a yearly basis, starting with its third year of activity, according to information on its website.
Currently, Emirates has over 215 aircrafts and operates flights towards more than 140 destinations in over 80 countries. Over 1,500 flights are operated from Dubai weekly to destinations on six continents.
The company is the world’s largest operator for aircrafts Airbus A380 and Boeing 777.
In the 2012/2013 financial year, Emirates carried 39.4 million passengers and 2.1 million tons of cargo.