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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 1 JUNE 2016 17 Events Emirates offers First and Business Class companion fares to select destinations WITH the launch of the new Boeing 777-300 aircraft on the daily flight to Malta from June 1, Emirates is offering great com- panion fares to passengers who would like to fly in First Class or Business Class to Dubai and be- yond to select destinatons across the Far East, Southeast Asia, South Africa and Australasia. Two passengers travelling to- gether in First Class or Business Class can benefit from a 25% discount on each fare. Individual passengers travelling on their own can benefit from a 20% dis- count on Business Class fares only. All inclusive companion fares from Malta to Dubai start from €2,315 in Business Class and from €3,271 in First Class, from €2,439 in Business Class to the Far East; from €3,042 in Business Class to South Africa, and from €5,764 in First Class to Australa- sia. This companion fare offer applies when two persons travel together on the same booking. Bookings have to be made be- tween June 1 and 30 2016 for outbound travel between 7 June 2016 and 31 March 2017. Black out dates and terms and condi- tions apply. Emirates flies to 155 destina- tions in 81 countries with a daily scheduled flight between Malta and Dubai making connection with exciting destinations easier than ever before. From June 1, the twice weekly Dubai-Larnaca-Malta service will be operated by a state-of-the- art Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration, with eight Private Suites in First Class, 42 lie flat seats in Business Class, and 310 spacious seats in Econ- omy Class. Customers have the option to book tickets between Malta and Larnaca. The airline is deploying a Boeing 777-300 air- craft in a three-class configura- tion with 12 lie-flat seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class and 310 spacious seats in Economy Class, on its a circular routing via Tunis in Tunisia on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For a limited time, travellers can take advantage of this great value offer and experience the Emirates difference with First Class Private Suites or lie-flat beds, lie-flat beds in Business Class, gorgeous food prepared by gourmet chefs; the finest wines; over 2,200 channels of entertain- ment on its award-winning ice system, including the latest mov- ies, tv shows, music from around the world alongside a range of games. In addition First and Business Class travellers can benefit from complimentary chauffeur-drive airport pick-ups, airport lounge access and a generous baggage allowance of 50 kg and 40 kg re- spectively. For more information on Emir- ates, the special companion fares in First and Business Class or individual Business Class fares, one can visit www.emirates.com/ mt; Tickets can be purchased from Travel Agents, directly from Emirates Sales Office at Malta International Airport tel: 2557 7255 and online at www.emir- ates.com/mt Business Class seat on Emirates Boeing 777-300 GreenPak launches its sixth edition of 'Nirricikla ghall-Istrina' campaign GREENPAK Coop Society has launched its sixth edition of the popular 'Nirriċkla għall-Istrina' in- itiative. The campaign aims at col- lecting funds for the upcoming l- Istrina 2016 through gathering and recycling of plastic bottle caps. The highly anticipated initiative was officially launched at the St Ben- edict College Ħal Għaxaq Primary School in the presence of President Marie Louise Colerio Preca. Building on the positive message conveyed by the President of Malta during the inauguration, GreenPak CEO Ing. Mario Schembri encour- aged the young students to spread the message, inspire action and lead by example. "The campaign's main purpose is to drive up recycling in order to protect Malta's natural environ- ment. At the same time, the cam- paign doubles up as a charity fund- raiser with GreenPak contributing directly to the Malta Community Chest Fund," said Ing. Schem- bri, "The energy and passion with which the students get involved continues to inspire us, each and every time." During the 2015 campaign, GreenPak recycled over 11.5 mil- lion caps, weighing over 34.5 tonnes. The plastic caps were col- lected from 138 schools and 36 other entities such as local coun- cils, scout groups, band clubs and other organisations. A donation of €17,000 was presented by GreenPak representatives during the airing of l-Istrina 2015. "We want to highlight how great things can come from recycling unwanted plastic and hopefully motivate and encourage more peo- ple to recycle as well," added Ing. Schembri. Throughout the coming months, GreenPak's educators, along with GreenPak's mascot, Green Gary, will be visiting the participants explaining the scope of 'Nirriċkla għall-Istrina' while helping instill an appreciation of the importance of recycling. All participants will be provided with a Participation Certificate at the end of the 2016 campaign. Interested schools, organisations and private companies are being in- vited to register their participation by emailing charlene@greenpak. com.mt. Subject of email should read 'Nirriċikla għall-Istrina 2016'. Alternatively, one can call Green- Pak Coop Society on tel: 2166 1081, or visit www.greenpak.com.mt for more information GreenPak's 'Nirricikla ghall-Istrina' collecting funds for l-Istrina 2016 HSBC Malta acclaims environmental initiatives at Our Lady Immaculate THE HSBC Water Programme – Catch the Drop, held a special morning assembly at Our Lady Immaculate School, Ħamrun, to discuss the environment. The various eco-friendly steps by the school through the coopera- tion with the HSBC Water Pro- gramme – Catch the Drop were highlighted. The campaign has financed the installation of 23 push taps to save on running water for years to come. On the same day, two sponsored stage shows present- ed by Generation Green Lim- ited were held for the secondary school audience of the school, while two HSBC staff volunteers held a presentation for part of the junior school audience on water shortage and water conserva- tion in Malta. A plaque attest- ing to the cooperation between the school and the campaign was also unveiled on the occasion. Our Lady Immaculate School has played a major role in popu- larising the HSBC Water Pro- gramme – Catch the Drop, as it is where the campaign songs took birth. Songs 'Water is Life' and 'Catch the Drop' are avail- able to download from popular music streaming services such as iTunes, Google Play, Amazon MP3, Spotify and others. Their music videos can be viewed at https://youtu.be/DB7D2bOSLgE (Catch the Drop) and https://you- tu.be/ZjQcvEFbtVI (Water Life). One of the water song singers, Destiny Chukunyere, went on to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 while representing Malta. A special morning assembly was held at Our Lady Immaculate School, Hamrun with the participation of HSBC Water Programme – Catch the Drop to recognise the various eco-friendly measures implemented on the premises