Emirates (Arabic: طَيَران الإمارات DMG: Ṭayarān Al-Imārāt)+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷 is one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Etihad+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷 Airways). Based in Garhoud, Dubai, the airline is a subsidiary +𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the government of Dubai's Investment+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷 Corporation of Dubai.[3] It is the largest airline in the Middle+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷 East,[4] operating more than 3,600 flights per week from its h+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷ub at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport.+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷 It operates to more than 150 cities in 80 countries across six continents on its fleet+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷 of nearly 250 aircraft.[5] Cargo activities are undertaken by Emirates SkyCargo.[6]+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷
Emirates is the world's fourth-largest airlin+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷e by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometers flown.[7] It is also the second-largest in terms of freight tonne-kilometers flown.+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷
During the mid-1980s, Gulf Air began to cut back its services to+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷 Dubai. As a result, Emirates was founded on 15 March 1985, with backing from Dubai'+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷s royal family and its first two aircraft provided by Pakistan International Airlines. With $10 million in start-up capital, it was required +𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷to operate independently of government subsidies. Pakistan International Airlines also provided free training facilities to Emirates' cabin crew at Karachi Airport. The airline was+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷 founded by Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the airline's present chairman. In the years following+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷 its founding, the airline+𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷 rapidly expanded both its fleet and its destinations. In October 2008, Emirates moved all of its operations at Dubai International Airport to Terminal 3.[8] +𝟷-𝟾𝟶𝟺-𝟾𝟻𝟹-𝟿𝟶𝟶𝟷
