UAE airlines are hoping that love is in the air this Valentine’s Day with promotional flight sales to celebrate the occasion.
Etihad Airways and Emirates have launched flash sales offering reduced fares in economy and business class on flights to select destinations.
Emirates is giving travellers the chance to save up to 25 per cent on regular fares when flying with a loved one.
In an effort to encourage people to make new memories together, the Dubai airline has flights to 17 destinations on sale from now until February 14.
Take a short break with your other half to Amman, Beirut or Cairo with Economy return fares starting from Dh1,575. Or make haste to the tropics with discounted fares to Sri Lanka’s Colombo from Dh1,765 in economy class, and to the islands of the Seychelles from Dh3,445 in economy, or Dh9,125 in business.
European romance awaits in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Munich, Moscow and Paris where there are also discounted fares on offer for couples. Or, fly to London for a holiday in the UK’s capital with return flights from Dh2,500 per person, when flying as a pair.
To qualify for the discounted fares you need to be travelling with another adult.
Travellers flying with Emirates this Valentine’s Day can also enjoy love-themed in-flight dining with chocolate-dipped strawberries and heart-sprinkled deserts.
And if you’re flying in economy, the airline is giving you the option to earn some romance brownie points by organising a special cake delivery to their seat for a fee – just let Emirates know 48 hours before you fly.
Etihad Valentine's Day flight sale: fares from Dh995
Etihad is also hoping to hear people say 'I love you' from 30,000 feet up, with its Valentine's Day flash sale offering fares from under Dh1,000.
The national airline of the UAE is celebrating its love for travel with discounted flights to several destinations across its network.
Running until February 16, for travel until June 23, 2022, the sale includes Paris, quite possibly the world’s most romantic city, and tropical destinations the Maldives and the Seychelles, both favourites with honeymooners.
To Istanbul, a city that offers historical beauty and stunning beaches, economy-class fares start at Dh995. If the City of Light and its Eiffel Tower is on your visit list, you can fly there with fares from Dh1,995. Or enjoy intimate strolls through chandelier-lit coffee houses and ornate palaces in Vienna, with fares in economy class from only Dh1,195.
Those seeking a holiday surrounded by impossibly blue waters, untouched beaches and swaying palm trees can head to Mahe for Seychellois magic, since economy fares for flights start from Dh2,295. If the isolated paradisiacal nature of the Maldives is more for you, get there in style with business-class fares from Dh7,995.
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Milestones on the road to union
1970
October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar.
December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.
1971
March 1: Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.
July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.
July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.
August 6: The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.
August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.
September 3: Qatar becomes independent.
November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.
November 29: At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.
November 30: Despite a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa.
November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties
December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.
December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.
