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Emirates Crowned ‘Best Long Haul Airline’ at The Telegraph Travel Awards 2025
The
award was presented at a ceremony held at the Pompadour Hotel Café Royal in
London, where Helen Breen, Emirates’ Leisure Sales Manager in the UK, accepted
the honour on behalf of the airline.
Voted
by 20,000 Telegraph Travel readers, Emirates was recognised for its world-class
onboard products, outstanding service, and memorable travel experiences. This
marks a continued streak of accolades from Telegraph Travel, with Emirates also
having won the same title in 2023, and being named ‘World’s Best Airline’ in
2024 following a comprehensive consumer study evaluating 90 airlines across 30
key performance categories.
This
month, Emirates also earned the distinction of being named ‘2025’s Most
Recommended Global Brand’ by YouGov, becoming the only airline included among
the top 10 global brands.
Ongoing
Excellence and Expansion
Emirates
continues to lead the skies with innovations in service, fleet expansion, and
loyalty benefits. Over the past year, the airline has:
·
Added new destinations including
Shenzhen, Da Nang, Siem Reap, Damascus, and Hangzhou (from 30 July).
·
Deployed its newest aircraft, the
Emirates A350, to 10 destinations including Edinburgh, Lyon, and Bologna—with
plans to serve 17 cities by year-end.
·
Opened nine reimagined Emirates travel
retail stores across Asia, Africa, and Europe.
·
Refurbished 61 aircraft (31 A380s and
30 Boeing 777s) as part of a $5 billion cabin enhancement programme.
·
Introduced a new Business Class dining
experience, featuring 18 new gourmet dishes paired with exclusive champagnes.
The
Emirates Skywards loyalty programme has also expanded its global partnerships,
adding reciprocal benefits with Garuda Indonesia and AEGEAN, enabling Classic
Rewards on all flydubai flights (starting at 5,000 Miles), and enhancing hotel
collaborations with Marriott Bonvoy and ALL to allow seamless points and Miles
transfers.
A
Strong Commitment to the UK
Emirates
maintains a significant presence in the UK, operating 133 weekly flights,
including:
·
Six daily A380 services to London
Heathrow
·
Three daily A380 flights to Gatwick
·
Twice daily service to Stansted
·
Three daily A380 flights to Manchester
·
Two daily services to Birmingham (one
with A380)
·
Daily flights to Newcastle
·
Daily A380 service to Glasgow
·
Daily A350 service to Edinburgh
According
to the airline’s latest booking data, flight searches from UK users on
emirates.com have risen by 12% year-on-year, with growing demand for long-haul
destinations such as New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius.
Passengers
flying with Emirates can look forward to warm hospitality from a multinational
crew, gourmet meals tailored to regional tastes, and access to the airline’s
award-winning inflight entertainment system, ice, offering up to 6,500 channels
of films, series, podcasts, and more.
For
bookings and more information, visit emirates.com, the Emirates App, retail stores, customer
service centres, or contact your preferred travel agent.
Image
Credit: © Emirates Airlines
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