Twice daily between Rome and Dubai. Frequency can vary depending on the time of the year.An Emirates A380 takes off.Italy is a country much loved, but not so much for its efficiency. Despite that, the check-in and security process runs surprisingly smoothly. It begins with a connecting domestic flight from Palermo, the capital of the island of Sicily, where the Falcone Borsellino Airport is named, a little chillingly, in honour of two Mafia-assassinated judges.
While Emirates’ codeshare partner Qantas is still to reach liftoff with Wi-Fi, let alone live-to-air TV, on its international flights , the Middle Eastern carrier has long shown how it’s done, and not just in respect to tech. Emirates’ ICE entertainment system, which is delivered on a 23-inch HD TV screen, includes a whopping 6500 channels encompassing TV shows, movies, music and games – on demand and in multiple languages. News tragics like me will appreciate the live feeds of BBC News and CNN.