Group Chairman and
Chief Executive of Emirates Airline, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, has honoured 51 employees for
their commitment to excellence, exceptional levels of dedication and exemplary
performance and service to the company’s customers and to their colleagues, DigitalSENSE Aviation.
The 10 individuals and team achievements, DigitalSENSE Aviation
reports were acknowledged during the ceremony with three of these stemming from
outstanding levels of teamwork.
Hundreds of colleagues, families and friends of
this year’s winners gathered at the annual ceremony at Emirates’ Group
Headquarters, as HH Sheikh Ahmed presented them with the Najm Chairman’s Award
trophy and a monetary gift.
Sheikh Ahmed in his address declared “I know
that many of you have been eagerly waiting for this day. The Najm Chairman’s
Awards is the highlight of the Emirates Group calendar, as we celebrate your
most amazing achievements.”
DigitalSENSE Aviation
notes that the annual Najm (Arabic for ‘star’) Chairman’s Awards recognise the
outstanding achievements of Emirates staff around the world. Hundreds of
Emirates Group employees are nominated for the coveted award and after a
rigorous selection process the winning candidates are named.
“We saw major growth in 2014 across the
business. We won many industry awards. And we welcomed over 9,500 new
colleagues into the Emirates Group family. These success stories created
headlines around the world. But today’s achievements come from people who have
worked quietly behind the scenes. They have shown commitment, courage and
the will to succeed. It gives me great pleasure to award them in the presence
of their family, friends and all of you here today,” he said.
This year, the Najm Chairman’s Award winners
stories ranged from saving lives to forfeiting personal time to help passengers
in distress, working in challenging and dangerous environments, to
professionalism in highly pressurised and difficult situations.
Najm Chairman’s award winner Hanane Senhaji
literally went the extra mile when she travelled a staggering 1,053 extra miles
to help a customer complete her Hajj journey. When an elderly lady from the
Philippines was travelling to Jeddah to start her Hajj pilgrimage, she felt ill
on board and had to stay in Dubai.
He explaind that when the woman’s health improved, she wanted to
complete her pilgrimage but was not allowed to travel alone. Hanan traveled
with the woman to Jeddah, so that this elderly customer could be reunited with
her son and complete her pilgrimage.
Villajos Gary Almoite and Herald Mendoza Mateo,
both coordinators for dnata in Singapore, saved the day when an incoming
aircraft missed its assigned spot due to low visibility. Gary jumped from the
belt loader in front of the aircraft and crossed his hands to indicate that the
aircraft had to stop.
Herald worked in tandem to raise the air-bridge
to stop an imminent collision with the aircraft which was too close. Their
swift actions and quick decision making helped ensure the safety of customers.
The group continues to
develop and expand its employee base. Last year, the Emirates Group
strengthened its total workforce count.
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