EMIRATES SCREENING FIFA WORLD CUP ONBOARD, ACROSS AIRPORTS

BY MUIN ABDUL MAJID

DUBAI, June 10 (Bernama) -- Football fans across the world can keep up to
date with every 2010 FIFA World Cup match, courtesy of live broadcasts on a
number of screens installed by Emirates Airline across airports worldwide
including in Kuala Lumpur.

To this end, the Dubai-based carrier said big plasma screens would be placed
at different locations across airports in New York, Zurich, London Heathrow,
Tokyo, Sydney, Amsterdam, Paris, Milan, Hamburg, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur,
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Dubai.

Onboard, fans can look forward to updates on their team's progress with
exclusive screenings of the most recent matches, as well as live text updates of
current matches being played.

In a statement, Maurice Flanagan, Emirates Airline and Group executive
vice-chairman, said: "While football fans can enjoy live action from the FIFA
World Cup in airports across our network, we can ensure that our passengers
onboard miss none of the joy and heartache of this great sporting tournament,
with screenings of recent matches and live score updates.

"This is another important way that we utilise our FIFA sponsorship to
benefit our passengers and sports fans around the world."

Emirates' partnership with FIFA began at the 2006 FIFA World Cup when it
became the first airline to be a sponsor of the prestigious sporting event.

Following on from the success of the tournament in Germany, Emirates then
cemented its status as an Official FIFA Partner up to and including the 2014
FIFA World Cup.
-- BERNAMA