AC Milan 'flies' on Emirates A380

An Emirates' A380, adorned with a giant AC Milan shirt sticker, swooped down on Malpensa Airport for the event in the presence of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group and Adriano Galliani, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of AC Milan.
 
They were joined by Adidas Managing Director Jean Michel Granier; Giuseppe Bonomi, President and CEO of SEA, which owns Milan Malpensa and the full AC Milan team, including Captain Massimo Ambrosini.
 
An official statement on Thursday quoted Sheikh Ahmed as saying: “Today’s official unveiling of the Fly Emirates AC Milan shirt, that will be seen by fans around the world, is emblematic of our passion for the sport of football and Italy.  As we mark the occasion of our new five-year

sponsorship agreement with AC Milan, we have made it even more momentous by flying an Emirates' A380 to Milan, providing passengers with an  opportunity to experience our super-jumbo product for the first time on the Italy route."
 
Adriano Galliani, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of AC Milan, said: "This spectacular presentation of our new jersey best summarises the philosophy of the three companies, Adidas, Emirates and Milan, at the top in their fields. I'm sure it's the first time that such a large plane

is wearing a soccer jersey. All that will serve as a stimulus to do more and better in the near future."
 
Whilst on the ground in Milan, invited guests had the opportunity to tour the Emirates' super-jumbo before the return leg of its journey to Dubai.
 
The A380 replaced Thursday morning's EK 093 Dubai-Milan service, which departs Terminal 3 and is also serving EK 094.

Special menus recognising the unveiling event have been added to today's flights and headrests throughout the 489 seat aircraft have been AC Milan-branded.
 
Emirates first signed a sponsorship agreement with AC Milan in September 2007.

The following year, the relationship was elevated to Top Institutional Sponsor.

The first time that AC Milan fans will see players wearing the Fly Emirates shirt on the pitch is during the Emirates Cup in London, which kicks off on Saturday.
 
Other teams sponsored by Emirates include Paris Saint Germain Football Club in France, Hamburger SV in Germany, Olympiacos FC in Greece, and Arsenal in the UK. Emirates also holds Official Partner status for the FIFA World Cup.
 

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