Emirates' special 'fully vaccinated' flight takes to the skies

Saturday, 10 April 2021 18:01

By ARN News Staff

Emirates Airline marked the UAE’s remarkable progress in its vaccination programme with a special flight on Saturday.

Only fully vaccinated crew and passengers were onboard the Airbus A380 which travelled from Dubai, making a round trip across the seven emirates.

The flight celebrates the UAE reaching its milestone of vaccinating more than half the country’s population against COVID-19 last month.

@Emirates fully vaccinated @Airbus A380 flight EK2021 operated today across the #UAE with close to 400 fully vaccinated customers celebrating the UAE’s successful vaccination program. All proceeds from the flight went to the Emirates Airline Foundation. pic.twitter.com/YWoATzHGRY
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 10, 2021

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