Emirates Airline transports over 1,000 passengers to Germany via Zurich and Vienna

Dubai, April 21, 2010 (WAM) - Emirates Airline transported yesterday 1,090 travellers, who stranded at the Dubai International Airports due to the volcanic ash, to Vienna and Zürich, where they will use other transport means to get to Germany.
The competent aviation authorities in Germany announced reopening of four airports, including Munich, Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Frankfurt, but suddenly decided to close them again. A move that prompted Emirates Airline to fly passengers in four flights to Zurich and Vienna airports The president of Emirates Airline, Tim Clark, said at a press conference today that Emirates Airline has resumed its flights to Zurich, Vienna, Paris, Italy, Malta, Turkey, Cyprus and Russia. He added that the stranded passengers with Emirates Airline in Dubai are 8, 000, of whom 1090 passengers were flown today. The total number of passengers stranded with Emirates Airline network are 20, 000 passengers.
Clark noted that Emirates Airline's revenue loss was about US$10 million a day, in addition to US$1 million a day to accommodate passengers.