Originally Posted by
blackmamba
the airline is virtually an unknown in this side of the world (unless you're one of the few Americans who actually watches "football" and is an Arsenal fan).
The majority of people I speak to in the US are well aware of Emirates. EK seem to have a great reputation - it's just that most Americans don't really consider Dubai or the Middle East as a tourist destination.
Routes to the far east are hard to justify as it's a heck of a long way round.
So, people would like to fly EK, but there is nowhere they'd like to go
The Indian people I've worked with over there all try and use EK where possible when travelling home.