World Expo bid promotion on Emirates A380
An Emirates A380 has become the world's largest flying billboard as the Dubai airline backs the emirate's bid to host the 2020 World Expo.
The first aircraft to be dressed with the words "Expo 2020, Dubai UAE, Candidate City" was EK 306, which left for Beijing in the early hours of Thursday morning. In the coming weeks, the airline's entire A380 fleet - currently standing at 31 - will carry the Expo 2020 message.
World Expo, staged every five years and last held in Shanghai, attract millions of visitors. This would be the first time the event is held in the Middle East, and Emirates, one of Dubai's great success stories, is a Premier Partner.
"The Emirates' A380s are such a powerful symbol of progress and represent the rapid economic and infrastructural journey Dubai has undertaken," said Tim Clark, president, Emirates Airline. "Emirates operates the largest A380 fleet in the world and with the interest generated globally by these magnificent aircraft, they will be a powerful tool to further Dubai's bid," added Mr Clark.
The winning city will be announced in November 2013 following a vote by the 161 member nations of the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (BIE).
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