Emirates has new Vice President for India and Nepal

Emirates, the Dubai-based international carrier, have appointed Abdulla Nasser Abdulla Hussain as their Vice President for India and Nepal. Hussain will be based at the airline's offices in Mumbai, and will manage the commercial operations for India and Nepal. Hussain succeeds Nabil Sultan who was recently appointed as Vice President, Commercial Operations, for West Asia and the Indian Ocean.

Hussain has been with the Emirates since 1991. Prior to his transfer to India, he was based in Pakistan as Vice President for three years. He was responsible for overseeing all five Emirates offices in that country at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Multan.

Hussain has graduated from the University of Southern California with an MBA honours degree in airline sales and marketing. His professional education also includes over 100 courses and IATA diplomas relating to the airline industry.

Emirates' currently operates 42 flights weekly, in and out of the country - with 18 flights between Mumbai and Dubai, 7 flights weekly between Delhi and Dubai, 4 flights weekly between Chennai and Dubai, 8 non-stop weekly flights between Hyderabad and Dubai and 5 flights between Kochi and Dubai.