50 SKY SHADES - World aviation news

Facebook Competition for Free First Class Tickets Is a Hoax: Emirates

Download: Printable PDF Date: 07 Sep 2015 06:31 (UTC) category:
Publisher:
Facebook Competition for Free First Class Tickets Is a Hoax: Emirates - Airlines publisher
Tatjana Obrazcova

Emirates airline has denied any connection with a new social media competition offering free airline tickets, calling it a "hoax".

"The recent competition on Facebook offering free flights is a hoax and has nothing to do with Emirates," the airline said in a statement sent to Emirates 24|7.

"Our competitions are always run from our officially verified social media channels. Emirates has been working with Facebook to have these pages removed."

The statement comes in wake of a Facebook post put up on Saturday, which was offering residents free first class tickets for a winner and five friends to a destination of choice, along with over 16,500 dirhams in spending money.

At 12:00 p.m. on Sunday the "Emirates Air" community page that posted the hoax was still active and using the airline's official logo.

The post had garnered nearly 18,000 shares on Facebook, along with over 15,200 likes.





Recommended

Embraer signs service & support agreement to enhance operational availability of Brazilian Air Force’s KC-390 fleet

Embraer signed a new long-term agreement with the Brazilian Air Force to provide support solutions for its KC-390 Millennium fleet. The agreement strengthens the partnership between Embraer and t...

High Flying Hangars breaks ground on multi-acre development at Frederick Municipal Airport in Maryland

High Flying Hangars celebrated the groundbreaking event at its development now in progress at the Frederick Municipal Airport in Maryland (KFDK). Frederick City Mayor Michael O’Connor; Airport M...

Lufthansa Technik to build a second base maintenance facility in the Philippines

Lufthansa Technik Philippines, the joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and the MacroAsia Corporation, is significantly expanding its footprint in the Philippines with a new base maintenance facili...

AZAL adds fourth modern Airbus A320neo to its fleet

Azerbaijan Airlines expanded its fleet with another state-of-the-art Airbus A320neo aircraft. The introduction of the new aircraft is aimed at providing passengers with more comfortable and moder...

Android Apps development in Riga, Latvia