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Dubai, March 18th, 2008 (WAM) -- Vice President and Prime Minister
of UAE HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has instructed - in his
capacity as Ruler of Dubai - the competent authorities to set up a new
airline company to cater for the growing passenger traffic from and to
the UAE.
Sheikh Mohammed envisages the new aviation company as a
bridge for love and interaction between the UAE and other sisterly and
friendly countries. While setting fares structure, the company will be
taking the financial and living conditions of passengers into
consideration. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Head of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of the Emirates Group
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said: Sheikh Mohammed's instruction will be put in place with immediate
effect. ''Services will be of low cost economically out of Sheikh
Mohammed's sincere keenness to ease burden of living conditions of
passengers and enable them to reunite with their families and relatives
at home, ''Sheikh Ahmed added. Sheikh Mohammed named Ghaith Saeed Al
Ghaith as CEO of the new airline company. Sheikh Ahmed said the new
company, which will operate under the umbrella of the Emirates Airline Group
, will be an integral part of the group, and enjoying the same advantages like the other group members.
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