Emirates Executive
Aug 5, 2013 | 7:17 am
#18
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,452
Emirates Executive
Launched with one A319:
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/art...ration-389125/
Does it also have any affiliation to Skywards?
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/art...ration-389125/
Does it also have any affiliation to Skywards?
Aug 5, 2013 | 5:49 pm
#19
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Amex Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve
Posts: 834
News article in The National:
http://www.thenational.ae/business/i...ice-from-dubai
http://www.emirates-executive.com
A poor student like me cannot afford such luxuries
Edit: The article says anywhere in the world. Interesting..
Edit2: It holds up to 19 passengers, but it only has ten suites?
http://www.thenational.ae/business/i...ice-from-dubai
http://www.emirates-executive.com
A poor student like me cannot afford such luxuries
Edit: The article says anywhere in the world. Interesting..
Edit2: It holds up to 19 passengers, but it only has ten suites?
Aug 6, 2013 | 1:57 am
#20
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: West Coast, USA
Programs: Skywards Platinum
Posts: 3,747
News article in The National:
http://www.thenational.ae/business/i...ice-from-dubai
http://www.thenational.ae/business/i...ice-from-dubai
"Complete with gold trimmings and ten private en-suite bedrooms
<snip>
...the Airbus 319 super luxury jet includes shower spas in each of the bedrooms complete with a full height shower, floor heating system, marble trimmings and decorative screen printing on all of the mirrors."
Aug 6, 2013 | 3:05 am
#21
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: KYE
Posts: 4,153
I phoned and spoke to a Customer Relationship lady who even proffered what sounded to be very good value hourly rates caveated with a "but I am not sure" - $4,000. She told me that they did not have a dedicated team that she was aware of but would get back to me - in true EK fashion that was the end of it ...
Aug 6, 2013 | 4:56 am
#22
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Skywards Plat, Etihad Gold, Aerosvit Gold, Virgin Silver, AA lifetime Gold, Sirius Gold
Posts: 1,229
Quite, which is why I stated that it sounded very good value - but was obviously wrong and to be fair was caveated by her statement of unsuredness that I mentioned.
Aug 6, 2013 | 2:08 pm
#23
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
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http://www.emirates.com/english/flyi...ive/index.aspx
It can fly for up to eight hours. That rules out the Americas, Australia, and parts of Asia.
It can fly for up to eight hours. That rules out the Americas, Australia, and parts of Asia.
Aug 6, 2013 | 8:09 pm
#24
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Dubai, UAE
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http://www.emirates.com/english/flyi...ive/index.aspx
It can fly for up to eight hours. That rules out the Americas, Australia, and parts of Asia.
It can fly for up to eight hours. That rules out the Americas, Australia, and parts of Asia.
Aug 7, 2013 | 10:59 am
#25
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Posts: 834
For Australia or the Americas, yeah a refuel stop on the way is no big deal. Having to refuel to go to London or Tokyo sounds like a bummer [to someone with no international private jet experience], given that other private jets could take you nonstop.
Aug 7, 2013 | 4:14 pm
#26
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 19,801
London is less than 8 hours from DXB.
Aug 8, 2013 | 4:58 am
#27
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: LHR
Programs: Ex-NWA Plat
Posts: 1,534
Emirates private Airbus A319 jet
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/07/tr...jet/index.html
I wonder if I can use my miles to book the entire plane...!!!
I wonder if I can use my miles to book the entire plane...!!!
Aug 11, 2013 | 9:33 am
#28
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Dubai / NYC
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It is probably part of the Dubai Air Wing anyway in all but name but they want to keep up some pretense that it is not because it really belongs to EK on paper. The external colour scheme seems to me to be closer to the Air Wing than it is to EK. A short while ago I tried to get a quote to use it for a family trip to Kiev and never got a response ... I would be interested to hear if anyone outside of the "inner circle" can actually hire it.
Aug 11, 2013 | 1:24 pm
#29
Moderator: Emirates Skywards and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: 12R/30L
Programs: EK Gold|EY Gold|Bonvoy Ambassador| IHG Plat|HHonors Diamond
Posts: 2,850
In short.....NO!! I was told by an EK Sr. Exec whos also my neighbor that Its for Royal family only right now but from what I was told they are looking at acquiring a small sub fleet of these jets which will be available for charter to anyone with the $$ to pay for it.