Dubai, 12th Oct, (WAM) -- Emirates airline has picked up three prestigious accolades at the London and Hong Kong editions of the distinguished Business Traveler Awards, 2009.
Readers of the monthly magazine, Business Traveler UK edition, voted in favor of Emirates, giving it the Best First Class and the Best Middle Eastern Airline trophies at a glittering awards function in London. A week later in Hong Kong, Emirates boosted its impressive title collection by winning the Best Middle East/African Airline award from Business Traveler Asia-Pacific. These closely follow the industry gongs Emirates received at the Business Traveler Middle East Awards in May 2009, including the coveted Best Airline, Best Regional Airline and Best First Class titles. Business Traveler has ten editions worldwide and is read by corporate travelers, business travel managers and travel agents. The Business Traveler Awards - over 50 awards in the airline, hotel, airport and city categories - are voted for by readers of the magazine and the results are authenticated by an independent audit. Richard Vaughan, Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Worldwide said: "We are thrilled to receive these ringing endorsements from Business Traveler Awards as these are widely recognized as the industrys benchmark for excellence. For us, the awards clearly reflect a vote of confidence from corporate travelers and our customers, both in the UK and Asia-Pacific who acknowledge and appreciate our continuous drive to deliver high-quality service, even in these challenging times." He added: "We are particularly proud of our inflight service delivered by an international crew drawn from over 140 nationalities; menus designed by leading chefs and complemented by the finest wines; an award-winning inflight entertainment system; a modern and young aircraft fleet; and a rapidly-expanding network." Other awards won by Emirates this year include: Best Inflight Entertainment from Skytrax Airline Excellence Awards 2009; Best Website in airline category from Travel dOr 2009 Awards in France; Best Airline Website from Internet Advertising Awards 2009; and Best Air Cargo Carrier Middle East (for 14th consecutive year) from Cargo News Asia, Hong Kong.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2009.
