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TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE

Sky is the

limit

EMIRATES FIRST CLASS
TAKES LUXURY IN THE SKIES

TO THE NEXT LEVEL

BY SAJJID MITHA

O n a recent summer vacation

Laveena, my better half, and I
flew to San Francisco, via Dubai,
on an airline we both love –
Emirates. To us, the Dubai-based
airline represents the pinnacle of
‘luxury in the skies’. And we were
lucky to have been given a taste of this
celebration of sheer luxury at the First Class
Lounge, where we were welcomed by the very
lovely Anabela Lopes, who manages the lounge
and is in charge of attending to VVIPs.
She has assisted the likes of Britain’s royals,
Hollywood stars, Emmy award-winning
singers, politicians and other famous
personalities. Anabela spent time with us at
breakfast and regaled us with fun and
interesting anecdotes about her experiences
with many a well-known celebrity.
A senior officer with Emirates, Iype walked up
to our table and said that we had an
appointment for two persons at the spa at the
First Class Lounge. How absolutely delightful.
Later, Anabela and Iype, walked us around the

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