Emirates maintains normal services

Emirates maintains normal services

JAKARTA: Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, will
continue to operate normally except for services to Kuwait, which
have been temporarily suspended, the company said in a statement
on Friday.

It urges passengers, as a precaution, to check departure times
with their travel agents or with one of the airline's call
centers before leaving for the airport.

It also said that it was regularly updating its website to
provide information on its scheduled flights.

"Safety remains a top priority ... We are using alternative
routes when necessary. They are well-established and recognized
as safe by all international authorities. Emirates has never
flown over Iraq, even under normal conditions, and none of our
routes take our aircraft near the country," Maurice Flanagan,
Emirates' group managing director, said. -- JP