I'm a enormous fan of Emirates,and find their management team to be sharp and reasonable. In other words, when they say something I listen more than when Qatar Airways' Akbar Al Baker opens his mouth, and whether it's about a super trade class product or something which he claims will be a "historic announcement."Emirates' talking head is normally Tim Clark,the airline's president. However, the airline's CEO, and Sheikh Ahmed,also sometimes has bright insights.
Emirates is about to launch flights between Dubai and Auckland, which will be the world's longest flight, and at about 16 hours eastbound and over 17 hours westbound (Qatar Airways claims they'll launch flights between Doha and Auckland,which would be longer, but the details of that haven't materialized yet).
Sheikh Ahmed has some droll stuff to say about the new flight, or claiming he already flew it in economy (even though it hasn't yet launched). He claims he doesn't mind economy on a 17-18 hour flight because he "likes to be close to people."The post Emirates’ CEO Doesn’t Mind 18 Hours In Economy appeared first on One Mile at a Time.
Source: boardingarea.com