A Brief Guide To The UAE Flag Carrier’s Car Transportation Service

With the largest fleet of Airbus A380s on the planet, Emirates is profoundly known worldwide as an airline that has revolutionized our travel and brought billions into the Dubai economy. Emirates serves 137 destinations worldwide and is one of two flag carriers in the United Arab Emirates, with Etihad being the other based in Abu Dhabi. From Emirates home at Dubai International Airport (DXB), the carrier is owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, which the Dubai government owns.

It remains the largest airline in the Middle East, serving over 3,600 flights a week from Terminal 3 at DXB. It has a fleet of nearly 300 aircraft. In addition to passenger services, it has a growing cargo arm undertaken by Emirates SkyCargo, which is why this article starts to get interesting.

Photo: Emirates

Usually, as you sit on the plane or in the terminal watching the ground crew load the cargo onto the aircraft, suitcases, musical instruments, and sports gear wouldn’t be overly surprising, but when was the last time you saw a Porsche or Maserati being boarded into the aircraft?

Emirates has a super particular offering for its most premium customers. They offer their expertise to transport luxury or supercars safely and securely anywhere within the carrier’s network. They also offer an exclusive package to the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and the United States that includes taking care of all required permits, insurance, and documentation.

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A reliable airport-to-airport service

With the ability to have you racing your sports car on the Yas Marina Circuit one day and winding your way around the streets of Italy the next, Emirates wheels can provide an efficient and safe way to transport your favorite wheels. The airline will transport your car to any destination in its network, and the journey begins from your front door. Features and benefits include:

• Airport-to-airport delivery
• Ability to handle total fleet transportation
• Specialized equipment to aid in transportation
• White glove handing
• Cost-effective
• Caters for commercial or individual customers
• Focus on safety and security
• Peace of mind

The process

You can request a car booking by emailing the airline at skycargodxb@emirates.com. Once your request is confirmed, a team of specialists will liaise with you and perform all necessary airport security and hazardous goods pre-cheeks. From there, Emirates will pick up and deliver the vehicle to its airport facility to go through customs clearance and prepare for its international journey.

Do not fear. The Dubai-based carrier will take care of all the necessary documentation, insurance, and goods declarations. The vehicle will only be escorted by trained personnel from the cargo facility onto the aircraft for its trip to 30,000 feet. On arrival at your final destination, Emirates will also facilitate the necessary import formalities and deliver the car to your preferred address. A video on YouTube by influencer Mr JWW featured the process in the video below:

White Glove Service

Emirates is fortunate enough to be highly regarded as a vehicle cargo provider for the super-rich and can alleviate all the pressures of arranging vehicle transportation. From anywhere that Emirates serves from DXB, Emirates can let you take your car on holiday or help with that stressful time when relocating.

Emirates Wheels Select will accommodate all journey aspects, including collection, declarations, reservation, handling, and applying for a Carnet de Passage en Douane (CPD) and any other country-specific insurance. The White Glove Service is focused mainly on vehicles departing Dubai. However, similar features can be offered for other international ports.

Offerings as identified by the carrier for Emirates Wheels Select include:

• Door-to-door collection and delivery
• Airline security and hazardous goods pre-checks
• Preparation of import and export documentation
• White glove handling
• Maintains total temperature stability throughout
• Ensures precision, control, and maximum speed
• Minimizes exposure to solar radiation

Etihad Airways

Notably, Emirates is not the only carrier offering such a service; its neighboring competitor, Etihad, offers FlightValet, which is a similar service within its network from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to international ports across the globe.

Photo: Etihad Cargo

The airline’s website states that it carries ‘hundreds’ of cars every year and even notes that you can earn Etihad Guest miles for your car’s travels. One could only imagine what the earning rate might be.

ANA Cargo

Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) is another carrier that can whisk your wheels away. However, its network for vehicle transportation is more limited than that of its Middle Eastern counterparts. The carrier advertises that it can transport your vehicle onboard to various destinations across China, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. The service is also offered to Chicago O’Hare; however, it may be carried with a partner cargo airline on select dates.

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