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17 COMMERCIAL maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 30 MAY 2018 'Take your children to work day' at MAPFRE Middlesea MAPFRE Middlesea organ- ised an activity in which em- ployees were encouraged to take their children to the of- fice for a day. Children en- joyed a fun-filled day together with animators who led dif- ferent activities including puppet show, face painting, and cupcake decorating, al- lowing children to interact with each other. Over the year, MAPFRE Middlesea organises a num- ber of activities for its employ- ees, allowing them to partici- pate in training, development workshops and volunteering opportunities. The Company also extends certain events to employees' relatives. "This was a great opportu- nity for our children to ap- preciate their parents' work environment. It also served as a great team-building activity, as it allowed colleagues and children to bond. MAPFRE Middlesea always ensures full support to working parents, encouraging a work-life bal- ance," HR Chief Officer Ines Silva said. Kreattiv Project: The art of stained glass and the science behind it LATELY at Ħamrun Second- ary School, which forms part of San Ġorg Preca College, a Kreattiv project: The art of stained glass and the science behind it, was officially in- augurated. This project was funded by Arts Council Malta and was endorsed by the Val- letta 2018 Foundation. This project consists of over 100 pieces of stained glass replicas for the foyer of the school. It was made by stu- dents and teachers under the direction of the creative practitioner, Carmel Azzo- pardi. This work of art can be enjoyed both from within the school as well as from outside. It depicts the eight pointed cross of the Knights of St John with different col- ours of the spectrum of white light. Embossed on the work of art in silver, there is also the panoramic profile of the Valletta peninsula as seen from Marsamxetto Harbour. Lorraine Buttigieg was the teacher who coordinated this project. Emirates announces start of scheduled A380 service into Hamburg EMIRATES, the world's larg- est international airline, has an- nounced that it will introduce the first scheduled commercial Airbus A380 service to Ham- burg. To commemorate the in- augural arrival in Hamburg on 29 October, the A380 will be deployed on the morning service (EK059/EK060), while from 30 October the A380 will be regu- larly deployed on the afternoon service (EK061/EK062). The deployment of the iconic double decker aircraft will rep- resent a capacity increase of over 22% on the route. With a total of 6,090 weekly seats in each direc- tion, Emirates will offer business and leisure travellers from the north of Germany an even great- er choice of travel options to Dubai and to over 150 destina- tions beyond, highlighting Ham- burg's importance as part of the airline's global network. With its existing multiple daily A380 services to Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf, Emirates will be operating all German gateways with its A380 flagship aircraft. Emirates' Airbus A380 aircraft serving the Dubai-Hamburg route will offer high levels of comfort and high quality service: a total of 516 seats in a three- class configuration, with 426 spacious seats in Economy on the main deck, 76 fully flat bed seats in Business and 14 First Class Private Suites on the up- per deck. The Emirates A380 is renowned for its First Class Shower Spas as well as the On- board Lounge for First and Busi- ness Class passengers, arguably the most popular social spot at 40,000 feet. Passengers in all classes enjoy free Wi-Fi to stay in touch with family and friends and Emirates' multi-award win- ning 'ice' inflight entertainment with up to 3,500 channels of movies, TV programmes, music and podcasts on the industry's biggest personal screens in each class of travel. First and Business Class passengers also benefit from a complimentary chauf- feur drive service as well as ac- cess to Emirates' global network of airport lounges, including a 900sq.m lounge facility at Ham- burg Airport. "We are excited to finally bring our Airbus flagship 'home' and see Hamburg join the other 48 destinations we currently serve with the A380. The Emirates A380 is an iconic aircraft that continues to excite our custom- ers and set the benchmark for travel comfort in commercial flying," said Volker Greiner, Emirates Vice President North and Central Europe. "We look forward to offering the award-winning Emirates A380 experience to our custom- ers flying from Hamburg. The switch to the A380 offers a to- tal of 1,120 additional seats per week in each direction, meeting a growing demand from travellers on the route and demonstrating our commitment to Hamburg. Enabling an increase in passen- ger numbers will also result in additional tourism revenues for Hamburg and its wider region, which in turn will mean boosting the local economy and job crea- tion." As Hamburg becomes the 49th destination on Emirates' global network to be served by its highly popular A380 aircraft, passengers travelling from Ham- burg can enjoy a seamless A380 to A380 experience via Dubai to Auckland, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Seoul, Shanghai, Syd- ney, Taipei, Tokyo and many more. This year marks the 10th year of Emirates' A380 operations. The airline is by far the largest Air- bus A380 operator on the planet. With a current 103-strong A380 fleet and an order backlog for 59 additional aircraft combined, Emirates' commitment to the A380 programme is worth over US$ 60 billion. All Emirates A380s are being fitted at Air- bus in Hamburg including sig- nificant cabin interior work and final livery, and are being deliv- ered from Hamburg. The Emirates A380 pro- gramme creates and supports manufacturing jobs across the global aircraft manufacturing supply chain. Airbus estimates that Emirates' A380 orders alone support 41,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs in Europe, in- cluding some 14,500 in Germany alone. Daily A380 service effective 29th October – first and only airline with scheduled A380 operations at Hamburg Airport – all German Emirates gateways served by the iconic Airbus f lagship