Emirates Mulls Cheaper Long-Haul Flights as Discount Rivals Grow
- Gulf carrier will take $112 billion plane deliveries: Clark
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Emirates, known for luxurious planes with showers and bars, is considering adding cheaper long-distance flights in order to better fend off aggressive competition from low-cost carriers.
“More and more international network carriers will be starting to move into the long-haul, low-cost market,” Emirates president Tim Clark said at a press briefing in Berlin. “That will be the shape of things to come.”