Overview
- Emirates Airline reported profit before tax of AED11.4bn on revenue of AED65.6bn, while dnata posted AED843m profit before tax on record AED11.7bn revenue.
- The airline carried 27.8 million passengers in April–September, with capacity up 5% and traffic up 4% for a 79.5% load factor.
- Network expansion included new routes to Danang, Siem Reap, Shenzhen and Hangzhou, 28 additional weekly flights to select cities, and new codeshare deals with Air Seychelles, Condor and Aurigny.
- Fleet investments saw five Airbus A350 deliveries, three more 777 freighters and 23 aircraft completed with refreshed cabins under a $5bn retrofit program, extending Premium Economy to 61 cities.
- Emirates SkyCargo moved 1.25 million tonnes, up 4%, while cargo yields fell about 6% as pricing softened, and group headcount increased 3% to 124,927.