New Airline Company for Dubai

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.(WAM)