Emirates victorious on first day of World Airline Squash Tournament

Press release

Published October 25th, 2011 - 12:50 GMT

the Emirates ladies team, Maria Fernanda Diaz Reyes, Margaret Grace and Kaneez-Hasnain

This year’s World Airline Squash Tournament (WAST) kicked off yesterday at the Aviation Club in Dubai, with hosts Emirates victorious over the International Team.

The closely-contested match between Emirates’ Asif Bhatti and Eric Foconi led to a 3-2 victory for Emirates. Raol Aspe of Emirates followed suit with a 3-1 victory over Taher Surti and from the women’s team, Emirates’ Heba Maged won her match against Sarah White 3-0 while Kaneez-Hasnain followed suit with a 3-0 victory over Margaret Grace.

The other matches saw Kuwait Airways beat British Airways Team 2, while British Airways Team 1 scored against the Cathy Pacific.

Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman & Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group, WAST has brought together amateur players from eight airlines – Emirates, Air New Zealand, Air Nuigini, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Qantas and Qatar Airways.

The tournament, which runs until 28th October, opened on 24th October with a gala dinner at the Blue Elephant restaurant at Bustan Rotana and sponsored by Emirates airline, GE and Precise.

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