It expected a full occupancy of its flights to destinations during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday

Emirates Airlines: Employment doors are open, especially for “crews” and pilots

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Emirates Airlines expected that its flights to some destinations during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday would record occupancy rates of up to 100%.

She revealed that the airline's recruitment doors are open, especially in the fields of flight crews and pilots, to keep pace with plans to return to work with full operational capacity during the coming period, which is expected to reach 85% with the start of the winter schedule of flights, at a time when the airline plans to introduce more A-planes. 380» giant for service.

operational capacity

The Chief Commercial Officer of Emirates Airlines, Adnan Kazim, said that the carrier has recovered about 70% of its operational capacity during the current period compared to levels before the “Covid-19” pandemic, indicating that the carrier continues to continuously increase its operations within its global network, to keep pace with demand. Strong to travel.

Kazem added in statements to the media, that with the approach of the current summer season, it is expected that the airline's operating levels will rise to 75%, to gradually reach 85% with the start of the winter schedule of flights, indicating that Emirates Airlines is preparing to return to work at full capacity. operational levels, i.e. pre-pandemic levels, starting in the second half of 2023.

He stated that the carrier fully resumed its flights to some destinations, such as the Indian market, as it currently operates 171 flights per week, which are the levels before the “Covid-19” pandemic itself, in addition to the Gulf destinations that have fully returned to work, adding that the operating capacity of the carrier’s flights has reached about 80% for the European market, and about 95% for the US market.

Kazem confirmed that the airline is recording strong occupancy levels on its current flights within its global network, at a rate of more than 70%, noting that this demand continues during the month of Ramadan, unlike previous years, when it is witnessing a significant increase in the percentage of reservations.

He pointed out that Emirates Airlines operates 110 flights a week to the United Kingdom, with an average occupancy rate of nearly 100%.

final destination

Kazem said that about 60% of the total passengers on Emirates Airlines flights choose Dubai as their final destination, which contributed to increasing the tourism momentum in the emirate, noting that with the return of many destinations and the opening of markets, stressing that Dubai is witnessing a great tourist activity, in A time when hotels are achieving strong occupancy levels.

travel demand

Kazem stressed that the indicators indicate a significant increase in the demand for travel during the summer, noting that the company resorted, accordingly, to distributing seat capacity and planes to some destinations to keep up with the demand.

He explained that some destinations account for a large proportion of the volume of demand, such as Egypt and Jordan, African countries in general, India and Pakistan, and others.

Eid al-Fitr

On the demand for travel during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, Kazem said that the demand is focused on flights from Dubai and Islamic countries, and island destinations, such as the Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles, account for a percentage of reservations, expecting that the occupancy rate during the Eid al-Fitr holiday will reach These destinations reach 100%, as the purpose of travel is divided between tourism, entertainment, and the return of residents.

flight tickets

Kazem attributed the high prices of airline tickets during the current period to reasons beyond the company's control, including the high fuel costs, noting that the carrier bears part of the high fuel costs to provide suitable prices, while the other part is charged within the ticket fees.

He revealed that the cost of fuel currently amounts to about 30% of the company's total operating costs.

Recruitment process

Kazem stressed that the doors to employment in «Emirates Airlines» are open, especially in the fields of flight crews and pilots, in order to keep pace with plans to return to work with full operational capacity during the coming period.

He added that «Emirates Airlines» covers its need of human cadres, according to a specific timetable that goes along with these plans, explaining that the recruitment process goes through a number of stages and needs training and qualification.

 freight sector

Kazem stressed that the performance of the cargo sector is outstanding and at the same levels that it reached during the pandemic, and said: “During the coming period, all the aircraft that have been converted for freight will return to serve passengers again, and the work in freight will remain through passenger planes, in addition to 10 cargo planes, in A time when the company will receive two new aircraft within the next two months.”

tanker fleet

Emirates Airline Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim, said that the airline currently operates 60 Airbus A380 superjumbos, as well as all 134 Boeing 777 fleet.

He expected the number of A380s in service to rise between 66 and 70 during the height of the summer, reaching, according to the plan, 85 aircraft with the start of the winter schedule of flights.

He pointed out that this will raise the seat capacity of Emirates Airlines to levels ranging between 80 and 85%, compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Kazim added that this year, there will be 120 Boeing 777 and A380 aircraft equipped with premium economy class, in addition to improvements to other cabins, expecting the conversion program to take about 18 months and be implemented at the Emirates Engineering Center. ».

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