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, 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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