Emirates expects a “steep rebound” in air travel to take place once a COVID-19 vaccine is available, according to its chairman and CEO Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
Emirates Airline has offered some pilots unpaid leave of up to one year, as it seeks to slim its workforce in the teeth of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Emirates has formed an interline agreement with Airlink, the Johannesburg-based airline which previously provided feed for South African Airways’ (SAA) long-haul routes.
An interline agreement with Airlink will allow travelers from Dubai to Cape Town and Johannesburg to go onwards to 45 destinations across the Southern Africa.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates will a sign an agreement on Oct. 20 that should pave the way for scheduled commercial routes between Israel and the UAE to begin within weeks.
Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qatar Airways adding a long-awaited Ghana service; Emirates upgauging its Moscow route; and Viva Air’s plans to open a Bogota-Cali link.
The gradual restoration of the route networks of Emirates Airline and LCC sister-company flydubai has seen the resumption of the strategic partnership between the two carriers.
Emirates Airline has reached an internal decision on modifying its current order with Boeing, but is not yet ready to announce the result, the airline confirmed Aug. 27.
Emirates Airline has notified its passengers that all travelers arriving in Dubai or transiting at its Dubai (DXB) hub must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate, starting from Aug. 1.
Dubai-based Emirates Airline is now offering passengers free insurance cover for COVID-19 medical expenses and quarantine costs in a bid to boost traveler confidence.
