Dubai’s Emirates carries over 10 million passengers to 130 destinations this summer

Dubai-based airline Emirates carried more than 10 million passengers on nearly 35,000 flights this summer. The passengers flew to 130 destinations.

We carried more than 10 million passengers, on nearly 35,000 flights, to 130 destinations this summer. ? https://t.co/dZaxNn7hhz pic.twitter.com/uCpqF2wWS1

— Emirates Airline (@emirates) August 31, 2022

To serve increasing demand, the airline bolstered operations during the period, such as reinstating daily services to London Stansted.

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The carrier increased flights to 33 cities on routes across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and to holiday spots like the Seychelles, Maldives, Mexico and Miami. In June, Emirates added Tel Aviv to its network.

Read: Dubai’s Emirates takes off to Tel Aviv, marks airline’s first passenger flight to Israel

In July, the airline also added a third daily flight to London Gatwick to serve travellers impacted by capacity cuts at London Heathrow.

Read: UK-UAE travel: Emirates to start third flight to London Gatwick to meet demand

In the skies, the carrier deployed its A380 jet to serve customer demand at over 30 cities around its network. On ground, the airline re-opened and operated 32 signature Emirates Lounges, including 25 dedicated lounges at airports across its network, a statement said. The airline had also reinstated its complimentary chauffeur drive airport transfers for first and business class customers in nearly all cities it serves.

During the summer months, over 3.8 million travellers across the airline’s network checked-in online via its website and app. Meanwhile, over 500,000 travellers utilised the self-service check-in kiosks and baggage drop facilities in Dubai International (DXB) airport’s Terminal 3. Also, north of 11,000 travellers utilised Emirates’ home check-in services, complimentary for first class passengers departing Dubai.

Read: Emirates’ first class customers to receive complimentary home check-in service

Emirates currently operating at 74 per cent of its pre-pandemic network and has said that it plans to increase that to 80 per cent by year end. It is also commencing a $2bn retrofit programme to equip its fleet.

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