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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 30 JULY 2014 16 Events Emirates taxies into world's shortest A380 ride Middlesea Insurance extends helping hand to Piccola Casa di San Giuseppe Crafterdark at SmartCity Malta EMIRATES has launched a new A380 service to Kuwait, the world's shortest scheduled A380 flight. The arrival of the upgraded EK857 service, which touched down at Ku- wait International Airport, marks 25 years of Emirates' flights to the country. "We have gradually built up our services to Kuwait since 1989 and we now offer five daily flights, soon to become six. After experiencing the airline's award winning prod- ucts and services over the years, travellers to and from Kuwait can now enjoy our flagship aircraft, the most popular commercial aircraft flying today," said Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Emirates' Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Opera- tions Centre "All of our A380s are equipped with Wifi, up to 1,800 channels of inflight entertainment on the award winning ice system, an Onboard Lounge and Onboard Shower Spas – all supported by 25 friendly and multi-national cabin crew," added Sheikh Majid. The surprisingly quiet aircraft offers 14 First Class Private Suites, 76 mini-pods in Business Class and 399 seats in Economy Class. The Emirates' A380 flight to Ku- wait is just one hour and 45 minutes, the shortest A380 service in opera- tion today. Since 2008, the airline has carried 27.5 million travellers on its now 50 A380s. Kuwait is only the second market in the Middle East to be served by the airline's flagship aircraft after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. EK857 leaves Dubai at 16:00 and arrives in Kuwait at 16:45 local time. EK858 departs Kuwait at 18:25 and lands in Dubai at 21:10. With a fleet of 224 aircraft, Emir- ates operates to 143 destinations in 81 countries across six continents. Emirates currently operates daily scheduled flights from Malta to Du- bai using a Boeing 777 aircraft. MIDDLESEA Insurance re- cently presented a donation to Piccola Casa di San Giuseppe. The funds were utilised for the refurbishment of the home, which is situated in Valletta, particularly the bathroom. The Ursuline sisters who run the home take care of a number of children from difficult so- cial backgrounds. Their aim is to provide an environment that is as close as possible to a home; full of love and a sense of belonging. "The sisters have dedicated their life to the upbringing of these children and their ef- forts are truly admirable. Our gesture is small compared to the daily work they do but we hope that it will help them even more in their mission to provide a suitable home for the children," said Alfredo Munoz, President and CEO at Middle- sea Insurance. Sister Valerie Farrugia, Mother Superior at Piccola Casa di San Giuseppe, thanked Middlesea Insurance for the help provided. Middlesea Insurance is Mal- ta's leading insurance com- pany, providing a wide range of insurance solutions. w w w. middlesea.com Middlesea Insurance p.l.c. (C-5553) is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Au- thority to carry on both Long Term and General Business under the Insurance Business Act, 1998. Com No. 190614 836 THE Crafterdark - Arts and Crafts Fes- tival will be held on 9 August, from 6pm until midnight, at the stunning Laguna Walk in SmartCity Malta. The event is aimed at bringing together artists and individuals involved in crafts from all over the island to sell handmade wares of mixed media. The not-for-profit event is the first of many upcoming Crafterdark festivals, with another two events already planned for later this year. The fresh concept of events aims to introduce the talent of lo- cal artists, artisans and craftspeople to the general public by providing a unique setting to showcase and sell their hand- made products, created by using various mastered mediums. The festival will exclusively showcase locally made products from genuine local artisans. Youngsters will also have the opportunity to create their own works of art for free at the 'Kids' Area'. At the festival, shoppers can find the most memorable and original gifts for everyone on their list, whether it's a whimsical piece of pottery, a handmade occasion card, one-of-a-kind jewellery, a carved piece of woodwork or a strik- ing piece of fine art. In fact, all items are available for purchase directly from the artists. With a large number of stalls already confirmed, this series of events will surely be a success. The venue offers am- ple parking spaces, free entrance and live spectacles of dancing water and light in SmartCity Malta's majestic fountains. Therefore, the surroundings will add to the dynamic atmosphere guaranteed on the night. The festival marks a great opportunity for artists and festival-goers to experi- ence one of Malta's best-loved locations while enjoying live performances from a local burlesque dance troupe and fire artistes, artisanal food sampling in the 'Culinary Section' and the chance to talk to the artists while they demonstrate their crafts. For further information and updates, please visit Crafterdark's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/crafterdarkfestival. Vodafone warns against SMS scams VODAFONE Malta has just been made aware of a scam currently being employed whereby customers are receiv- ing an SMS asking them to call an urgent foreign number and would like to inform cus- tomers not to call or reply to the number as they will incur an extra charge and premium rate. The main content of the spam includes: "PLEASE Call me Urgent" " CONGR AT U L AT ION S you are the winner. Urgent the director bank insist to call im- mediately for free to receive your cheque today" " CONGR AT U L AT ION S your 50 thousand has been transferred to your bank. Call now for free on this number to get your transfer code" ANYONE who recieves these messages is encouraged to send an e-mail to report the issue on reportspam.mt@ vodafone.com. From left: HE Rahma Hussain Al Zaabi UAE Ambassador to Kuwait, Fawaz Al Farah Director, Directorate General of Civil Aviation - Kuwait and Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Emirates' Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Centre, perform the ribbon cutting at Kuwait International Airport after the arrival of Emirates' A380