Archive · 1 Sep 2025
Emirates Celebrates 25 Years of Chennai Operations
Emirates, a big airline, is celebrating its 25th birthday in Chennai, a city in India!
This means the airline has been flying people from Chennai to places like Dubai and beyond for a quarter of a century.
Over those years, Emirates has carried over 10 million passengers on more than 38,000 flights.
The airline also carried lots of cargo, like fruits, medicines, and other things.
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, a state in India where Chennai is located, joined the celebration.
Emirates thanked everyone who helped them succeed, including local leaders and the government, for their support.
Emirates is celebrating 25 years of service in Chennai.
The airline launched its inaugural flight on September 1, 2000.
Over 10.7 million passengers have been carried on over 38,000 flights.
Emirates SkyCargo transported 19,300 tonnes of cargo.
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu attended the celebration.
- Who
- Emirates airline
- What
- Celebrating 25 years of service in Chennai
- When
- Celebrated on September 1, 2025, marking 25 years of service
- Where
- Chennai, India, connecting to Dubai and global network
- Why
- To commemorate the milestone of 25 years of operation and thank stakeholders.
- Airline
- Emirates
- Anniversary
- 25 years
- Inaugural Flight Date
- September 1, 2000
- Passengers Carried
- Over 10.7 million
- Flights Operated
- Over 38,000
- Cargo Carried
- 19,300 tonnes
- Cargo Contents
- Fresh fruit, vegetables, pharmaceuticals, general cargo
- Location Celebrated
- Chennai