Terms and conditions

Thank you for visiting emirates.com (the "Website"). Please read these terms and conditions carefully before you start to use the Website. By accessing and using this Website, you indicate that you accept (unconditionally and irrevocably) these terms and conditions (the "Agreement"). If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please refrain from using our Website and exit immediately.

The Website is owned and operated by Emirates, whose principal office is at Emirates Group Headquarters Building, PO Box 686, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Emirates is a Dubai corporation established by Decree No.2 of 1985 (as amended) of the Government of Dubai.

You represent and warrant you possess the legal right and ability to enter into this Agreement and to use this Website in accordance with all terms and conditions herein.

You promise to us you are old enough to enter legally binding contracts through this Website and you know you will be responsible for all payments due to us for bookings made by you or another person using your login information.

Please also make sure that you have read and accept our Privacy Policy.

We may change these terms and conditions at any time without advance notice. Changed terms will become effective once posted on the Website, and will not have any retrospective effect on existing contractual arrangements made through this Website. Your continued use of this Website after any change means you have accepted the changed terms and conditions.

These terms and conditions and any other legal notices, policies and guidelines of Emirates linked to these terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Emirates relating to your use of this Website and supersede any prior understandings or agreements (whether oral or written), claims, representations, and understandings of the parties regarding such subject matter and the terms and conditions may not be amended or modified except by making such amendments or modifications available on this Website.

General

Your access to and use of software and other materials on, or through, this Website is solely at your own risk. We make no representation, warranty or covenant whatsoever about the reliability, stability or virus free nature of such software.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,WE DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS RELATING TO THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING AMONG OTHER THINGS LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS), PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY, DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR SUBJECT TO EQUITABLE OR INJUNCTIVE REMEDIES (WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF

• ACCESS TO, OR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE; OR,
• THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILITY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (EXCEPT CARRIAGE BY AIR PERFORMED BY US).

NOTHING IN THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL EXCLUDE LIABILITIES NOT PERMITTED TO BE EXCLUDED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

ANY CARRIAGE BY AIR USING A TICKET OBTAINED USING THIS WEBSITE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE OF THE RELEVANT CARRIER AND MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THE WARSAW CONVENTION OR THE MONTREAL CONVENTION, WHICH MAY LIMIT THE CARRIER'S LIABILITY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. YOU SHOULD REFER TO THE NOTE ON CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE SET OUT BELOW.

ANY RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED HEREIN ARE RESERVED BY US.

As a condition of use of this Website, you agree to indemnify us from and against any and all liabilities, expenses (including legal fees) and damages arising out of claims resulting from your use of this Website, including without limitation any claims alleging facts that if true would constitute a breach by you of these terms and conditions.

This Website may contain links and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties. We do not operate or control in any respect any information, products or services on such third-party sites. Third party links and pointers are included solely for your convenience, and do not constitute any endorsement by us. You assume sole responsibility for use of third party links and pointers.

You agree to use this Website solely to determine the availability of goods and services and make legitimate reservations or transact business with us. You agree to use the Website only for personal, non-commercial use.

You agree to use the Website's services to make only legitimate reservations or purchases. You agree not to make any false reservation or any reservation in anticipation of demand. We may cancel, without notice, all confirmations associated with multiple reservations to one or more destination on or about the same date.

You agree to all of our terms and conditions of purchase, including, but not limited to, full and timely payment of all amounts due and compliance with all rules concerning availability of fares, products, or services. All fees, assessments, charges, taxes and duties arising out of use of the Website are your sole responsibility.

You agree to not abuse the Website. "Abuse" includes, without limitation, using the Website to:

• Defame, harass, stalk, threaten, abuse or otherwise violate others’ rights as defined by applicable law.
• Harm or interfere with the operation of others’ computers and software in any respect, including, without limitation, by uploading, downloading or transmitting corrupt files or computer viruses.
• Violate applicable intellectual property, publicity or privacy rights, including, without limitation, by uploading, downloading or transmitting materials or software.
• Omit or misrepresent the origin of, or rights in, any file you download or upload, including, without limitation, by omitting proprietary language, author identifications, or notices of patent, copyright or trade-mark.
• Transmit, post, or otherwise disclose trade secrets, or other confidential or protected proprietary material or information.
• Download or upload files that are unlawful to distribute through the Website.
• Interfere with or disrupt the Website or servers or networks connected to the Website, including attempting to interfere with the access of any other user, host or network, including without limitation, overloading, initiating, propagating, participating, directing or attempting any "denial of service" attacks, "spamming", "crashing", "flooding" or "mail-bombing" the Website.
• Direct bots, spiders, crawlers, avatars, intelligent agents or any other automated process at Emirates’ computer systems or otherwise, create unreasonable load upon any of Emirates’ computer hardware, network, storage, input/output or electronic control devices or infrastructure.
• Transmit any information or software obtained through the Website, or copy, create, display, distribute, license, perform, publish, recreate, reproduce, sell, or transfer works deriving from the Website.
• Falsely use a password or personal identification number during logging into the Website, or misrepresent one’s identity or authority to act on behalf of another.
• Violate this Agreement in any other manner.

We have taken reasonable steps to ensure the information provided by us on this Website is accurate at the time you view it. However, we cannot and have not checked the accuracy of all information provided by outside sources for example by the providers of other information, or of other parties linked to or from the Website.

Commentary and other materials posted on our Website are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our Website, or by anyone who may be informed or act upon any of its contents.

We aim to ensure that availability of the Website will be uninterrupted and that transmissions will be error-free. However, due to the nature of the Internet, this cannot be guaranteed and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on the Website without notice. Also, your access to the Website may occasionally be suspended or restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance, or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will attempt to limit the frequency and duration of any such suspension or restriction. We will not be liable if for any reason our Website is unavailable at any time or period.

All content of this Website are: Copyright © Emirates 1994-2013. All rights reserved.

This Site is for the your personal, non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, reverse-engineer, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from this Website. Emirates, Skywards, Emirates Skycargo, Emirates Holidays, Emirates Hotels and Resorts, Fly Emirates, Arabian Adventures, Arabian Airpass, Emirates Live, Business Rewards, The Emirates High Street and any other product or trade names of Emirates referenced herein are our trade-marks or registered trade-marks. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

You may book tickets on the Website without registering. However, if you register with Emirates Skywards, you’ll be able to store your personal, travel, and credit card information in your profile, so there will be no need to re-enter the information the next time you log in and book travel on the Website. If you are not already an Emirates Skywards member, you may register at www.emirates.com. We recommend you fill in your personal preferences as this information will assist us in providing you with our optimum service and will also save you time for future inquiries and bookings.

Please remember not to give your Login/ID, booking reference and/or password to anyone who is not a member of your immediate household. You may not give access to your account to any third party on-line service, including, but not limited to any mileage tracking service, mileage management service or mileage aggregation service. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account. You should take all necessary steps to ensure that your password and/or booking reference is kept confidential and secure and should inform us immediately if you have any reason to believe that your password has become known to anyone else, or if the password is being, or is likely to be, used in an unauthorized manner.

You can book on the Website for up to 9 passengers per booking. You may simultaneously book flights for 9 adults and children (2-11 years old). Additionally, one infant (0-1 year old) can be booked per adult passenger. You may book a flight in the class of your choice, First, Business or Economy Class (where available).

Change your booking

If you make a change to an existing booking online and this results in a refund being due to you from Emirates, then this refund will be provided to you in the form of an Electronic Miscellaneous Document (EMD) Receipt. This EMD Receipt can be used to purchase additional travel or services from Emirates or can be exchanged for a refund at any Emirates office, but is only valid for 1 year from the date of issue and must be used or refunded within that period.

You may book flights up to 338 days before departure. You can request electronic tickets or pick up your tickets from locations listed during the booking process. Please note tickets can be collected only in your country of departure and deliveries can only be made in your country of departure. If you choose to collect tickets from one of our offices, it must be completed within the time specified during booking process, failing which your booking will be automatically cancelled.

Cancel your booking

You are able to cancel your booking on the Website from the "My Account" section if you are logged in as an Emirates Skywards member. You will then be subject to the fare rules that you agreed to when you confirmed the booking. You are required to contact one of our offices to arrange for any refunds or request online for an electronic ticket refund.

The Emirates Skywards Miles displayed are indicative only. The actual Emirates Skywards Miles credited to your account will be determined in accordance with the Emirates Skywards programme rules.

Check the Ticketing Options page to view a list of ticket delivery/payment options in your country of departure.

We accept major credit cards, and the credit card holder must be one of the passengers. We accept credit cards issued in countries as specified during the booking process. Your credit card will be debited when you click on the ‘Purchase Now’ button. If you do not have a credit card, you may choose to pay in cash while visiting one of our offices. If you wish to arrange for delivery or collection of a ticket in a country other than your country of departure, you will need to contact one of our local offices to make the booking and arrange payment and ticketing. The credit card must be in the name of one of the passengers traveling and the same card must be carried at the time of travel. It may be required for verification and obtaining signature on a credit card charge form at check in time.

We will take all reasonable measures to insure information you transmit to us using the Website will remain confidential and protected from unauthorized access. Despite those measures, we do not warrant unauthorized access to that information can never happen. We will not be liable for any such unauthorized access unless caused solely by our gross negligence, in which event you will be entitled to compensation up to a maximum of the value of the services purchased by you.

To insure secure online payment and all other transactions of personal data, the Website uses a technology called SSL (Secure Socket Layer). SSL encrypts all communications between your computer and our server so that the information can only be read and understood by us. Usually a closed lock on your browser window shows a secure connection. For further information, please consult your browser’s security specifications. If your browser is equipped with SSL your transaction will automatically be secured. The common standard in the Internet to signal a secure site is a closed lock at the bottom of the browser. As long as the lock is displayed closed your information is secure and encrypted to avoid abuse. If you click the secure transaction link and still cannot see the closed lock, the reason may be that the window is in nested in another frame. To check that you have a secure connection (in Internet Explorer), click the right mouse button and properties, then certificates. Then you will see if the connection is secure or not. Another way (in Netscape Navigator) is to click the right mouse button and 'view frame info' at the bottom of the text you will see security information.

Please insure you have a passport valid for the duration of your trip. (Some destinations require your passport be valid for a certain length of time; in general, 6 months after completion of travel). You may also be required to obtain a visa for some destinations and it is your responsibility to do so.

When making a booking you must ensure that your name (and the name of any person(s) for whom you are making a booking) matches exactly the name as it appears in your (or the person(s) for whom you are making the booking’s) passport.

If you require any further information on passport or visa requirements, please contact one of our local offices or the embassy of the country to which you will be traveling.

A failure to travel with the correct documentation could result in the passenger being refused travel, entry to the country of their destination or stop-over, deportation or incarceration and in such circumstance(s) you will be solely responsible for any cost, loss or damage which you or we (or our agents or servants) incur.

Some airports will levy an airport departure tax, which is payable by passengers at the airport locally. Information on these charges is not given through our quoted fares and is your sole responsibility.

Immunization may be recommended or required for your destination or stopover points - please check this with your doctor. We recommend the purchase of adequate travel insurance for all overseas travel.

You should note that any information and advice contained in the Health and travel section is intended as a general guide only and is not specific to you or your particular circumstances. All content within the Health and travel section is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor or any other health care professional. We are not liable for any diagnosis made by you based on the content in our Health and travel section and exclude our liability to the fullest extent permitted by law. You should always contact your own doctor if you are concerned about your health, flying and/or countries of destination/stop-over.

Currency rates are based on several publicly available sources. The accuracy of such rates is not verified, and actual rates may vary. Currency quotes are not updated every day. We believe in the accuracy of the information supplied by this application, but we do not warrant or guarantee such accuracy. If using this information for any financial purpose, we advise you to consult a qualified professional to verify the accuracy of the currency rates. We do not authorize the use of this information for any other purposes, except for personal use, and prohibit to the maximum extent allowable the resale, redistribution, and use of this information for commercial purposes.

The carriage of passengers and their baggage by air will be subject to the Conditions of Carriage of the carrier concerned. With respect to our flights, please read our General Conditions of Carriage for passengers and baggage.

Online bookings

If you have questions about your online booking, or if you encountered issues while making your booking, please contact us.

Non-booking related queries

If you experience any technical problems during your interaction with this website, please contact our local office for assistance.