Emirates mulls low cost carrier
26 April 2007Emirates is “‘thinking a bit'” about starting a budget airline in the coming few years, its vice chairman said today as the state-owned firm announced a 20.2% increase in second-half profits.
“‘We are thinking a bit about [a low-cost carrier],'” Maurice Flanagan told the Reuters news agency. “‘It’s something for the next few years. The [Airbus] A380 could be a very good aircraft for that,'” he said without elaboration.
source: arabianbusiness.com
