Emirates Airbus A350-900 A6-EXR (MSN 760) made its first visit to Dublin on 2 July while operating flights EK163/164 to and from Dubai International Airport (DXB) marking the Irish capital’s debut for the type in the airline’s new UAE Flag livery.
This livery previously introduced on their Airbus A380-800 (A6-EVG) and Boeing 777-31H(ER) (A6-EQH). The initiative is part of Emirates’ ‘This Flag Will Always Fly’ campaign, responding to the nationwide initiative launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates airline and Group said: “We’re proud to respond to HH Sheikh Mohammad’s call to raise the flag as a tribute to the UAE’s unity and strength. Since our inception, every Emirates aircraft has proudly carried the UAE flag wherever it flies. This new livery is our way of honouring a home that has given us so much, and a nation that stands as proof of what is possible when we collectively choose, every day, to reach higher. There is no greater stage for our flag than in the skies, and no greater privilege for Emirates than to fly it with pride.”
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