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Beautiful air hostesses of the United Arab Emirates airline. 2 Feb 2012 17:00 Africa/Lagos Emirates Adds Fifth U.S. Gateway with New Service to Dallas/Fort Worth DALLAS, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DFW AIRPORT -- Emirates, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, launched its new service from Dallas/Fort Worth to Dubai today. It is the fifth gateway for Emirates in the United States, and the fourth new route to join the airline's international network in 2012. Emirates will serve Dallas/Fort Worth daily with a Boeing 777 aircraft offering the highest standards of passenger comfort, including private suites in First Class, lie-flat beds in Business Class and generously-sized Economy Class seats. EK221 leaves Dubai daily at 0245hrs, arriving at Dallas/Fort Worth at 0905hrs. The return sector, EK222, leaves Dallas/Fort Worth at 1150hrs, arriving at Dubai International Airport at 1220hrs the following day. "Emirates' newest U.S. destination is a thriving and dynamic ...

Photo Credit: Global Express Airways 4 Most Annoying Things to Airline Travelers CHICAGO, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The DDB Life Style Study® asked Americans what was the worst experience to have on an airplane: 1. Sitting next to a boring person who won't stop talking. 2. Sitting next to a crying baby. 3. Sitting next to an obese person. 4. Sitting next to somebody with strong body odor. Across gender, age and parenthood status, sitting next to somebody with strong body odor was considered the worst among the four choices by 64% of people. The unpleasantness of sitting next to a crying baby pales in comparison, with only 23% of people citing this as the worst. Apparently, boring people can keep talking because only 8% of people found this the worst, and only 6% of people claimed sitting next to an obese person as the worst. "Considering there are several movements currently taking place to create family-only sections of aircrafts, we were surprised to find that crying babi...