GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -It is the national airline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and operates over 1, 990 passenger flights per week, from its hub at Dubai International Airport, to over 101 destinations in 61 countries across 6 continents. Emirates Airline was established in 1985 with one Boeing 737 and one Airbus A300.

Detailed explanation-2: -Etihad Airways is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emirates (Arabic: DMG: Ṭayarān Al-Imārāt) is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Etihad). Based in Garhoud, Dubai, the airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the government of Dubai’s Investment Corporation of Dubai.

Detailed explanation-4: -Emirates is the world’s largest international airline, flying to 158 destinations in 85 countries. Emirates operates 269 aircraft and is the world’s largest operator of the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 family of aircraft.

Detailed explanation-5: -Emirates is based in Dubai; the Emir of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa (who also happens, by longstanding convention, to be the president of the UAE), wanted his emirate to have its own flag carrier, and so Etihad came into being (founded by Sheikh Khalifa’s personal pilot, no less).