LOOK: Emirates latest bus fleet

Emirates has taken the initiative to bring in a fleet of new high tech buses at their Dubai airport hub. Picture: Emirates.

Emirates has taken the initiative to bring in a fleet of new high tech buses at their Dubai airport hub. Picture: Emirates.

Published Nov 29, 2018

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Emirates launched a fleet of new high tech buses for airside passenger operations.

These new dedicated buses will ferry Emirates’ passengers between the terminals and its aircraft at remote stands.  Ten of these new buses are already in service. There will be 30 buses delivered in January 2019, with the entire fleet to comprise 128 buses by 2020.

Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer said Emirates has taken the decision to invest in our own customised buses to transport customers airside at our Dubai airport hub in line with our “Fly Better” brand promise.

"Together with our latest transport management system, these new buses will enable us to provide our valued customers with a more comfortable ride and smoother connections."

The new fleet of buses also have convenient ramp access and fold-up seats to make travel more comfortable for customers who use wheelchairs or are travelling with baby strollers. Other customised features include ambient lighting, an intercom facility to contact the driver, microphones for announcements, and flight information systems inside the buses which display the latest information to customers. Clear messaging will also appear outside the buses to alert customers quickly and easily on the direction the bus is going.

In addition, the bus fleet will be managed from a control room by Emirates’ airport services team together with its ground handling partner, dnata. Replacing manual processes, airside passenger bus deployment and driver assignments are now handled via an advanced resource planning software. This improves deployment efficacy and ultimately enhances the customer experience with reduced waiting times and more efficient routings at one of the world’s busiest airports.

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