of the Dubai
Airshow closed with $54.5 billion in orders on the books, including aircraft sales to global airlines such as Russia’s Aurora,
Air Senegal and Kazakhstan’s Air Astana.
On home turf and buoyed by a 21 per cent increase in profits in 2019, as compared to 2018, Emirates placed a $16 billion order for 50 Airbus A350 XWBs and an $8.8 billion order for 30 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners
. The unveiling of the Etihad Greeliner at the Dubai Airshow. Leslie Pableo for The National Plane engine at the Pratt and Whitney stand at the Dubai Airshow on day two. Leslie Pableo for The National The Intra stand at the Dubai Airshow on day 2. Leslie Pableo for The National
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Emirates expects travel demand to pick up from May
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Dubai carrier now operates to 100 destinations compared to 140 prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Emirates airline now operates to 100 destinations around the world as compared to 140 cities prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and expects travel demand to pick up further from May, said a senior official.
Adel Ahmed Al Redha, chief operating officer at Emirates airline, said the airline is operating around 30 per cent of flights when compared to pre-Covid-19 period.
He said the airline recorded strong growth in passenger traffic of around 75-80 per cent during December 2020 and January 2021 compared to the first months of the pandemic last year, which confirms that people are willing to travel.