big birds

rasanya..
ramai yang pernah dengar / kenal sangat
pada nama Emirates / Emirates Group
iaitu sebuah syarikat penerbangan
yang sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini
amat rancak dengan promosi dan penajaannya..
termasuknya stadium baru pasukan bola Arsenal

Emirates Airlines..
based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
solely owned by the Dubai Government
operate since October 1985
flies to 80 destinations
and Kuala Lumpur is one of them
11 times in a week.. direct flights via Airbus A-330
thus far...

bagaimanapun..
tentunya ramai yang baru dengar / tahu
tentang Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways..
based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
solely owned by the Abu Dhabi Government
operate since November 2003
flies to 36 destinations
thus far...

and now..
Etihad's latest and 37th destination
is Kuala Lumpur
starting 2.45 am today (16 January 2007)
6 times a week.. direct flights.. via Airbus A-340..

bravo ! congrats ! mabruk !

so.. now..
more people will start to know Abu Dhabi
more people will travel via or to Abu Dhabi
as Abu Dhabi too is developing and promoting more and more
as Abu Dhabi is more richer and larger than Dubai
(size, money, oil, power, culture)
only that it's not as 'popular' as Dubai
thus far...

in both Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways
memang ramai ex-MAS pilots and air-crew
with about 60 Malaysian pilots.. in Etihad alone..

Malaysia Airlines ?
5 times a week only to Dubai
(3 flights KL-Dubai-Beirut)
(2 flights KL-Karachi-Dubai)

demi negara yang tercinta..
antara tanahairku dan tanahpasirku..