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EMIRATES COMMENCES OPERATIONS TO KOLKATA AND ADDIS ABABA.
News Wire article from: Middle East Emirates, one of the fastest...Indian city of Kolkata; and Addis Ababa, the capital city...first flight to Kolkata on 26th March...first flight to Addis Ababa on 27th March...the airline's ...

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