Emirates Airlines confirmed that the coming period will witness two peaks of travel through Dubai International Airport;
The first will be at the beginning of next December, in conjunction with the UAE National Day, while the second peak will start on December 15, 2021 until January 10, 2022 in conjunction with the holidays and New Year's Day, indicating the carrier's plans to prepare for this period, by operating the "Concourse A" building. In order to accommodate the growth in the number of passengers. The company stated that reservations are constantly increasing, and their rate currently ranges between 65 and 70 percent, at a time when this percentage is expected to rise during December 2021 and January 2022 to range between 75 and 80 percent.
In detail, the Chief Commercial Officer of Emirates Airlines, Adnan Kazim, said that the airline is looking forward to restoring 100% of its network of destinations before the pandemic of the Corona virus “Covid 19”, and to return to operating the entire fleet during the next fiscal year, in light of the high demand for Travel from various destinations, and countries continue to open their airports, in addition to lifting operational restrictions. He added, during a press interview on the sidelines of the “Dubai Airshow 2021”, which recently concluded, that “Emirates Airlines” currently covers about 90% of the number of pre-pandemic destinations, including most of the main destinations, stressing the airline’s readiness to increase the number of its destinations with the increase in demand for passengers. travel.
Kazem revealed that reservations are constantly increasing, and that the percentage of reservations currently ranges between 65 and 70 percent, while this percentage is expected to rise during December 2021 and January 2022 to range between 75 and 80 percent, indicating that there is a growing demand for travel from some markets. He pointed out that the visit of 50% of the travelers who came to Dubai during the last period was the first for them, which is due to the fact that the emirate is one of the first cities in the world to open its doors to travelers, in addition to the confidence of visitors in the ideal measures taken by the emirate in dealing with a pandemic. "Covid 19".
Kazim said that the peak of the travel season during the coming period will be at the beginning of next December, coinciding with the UAE National Day, while the second peak in travel demand starts from December 15, 2021 until January 10, 2022 in conjunction with the holidays and New Year's Day, stressing that the carrier It prepared for this period by operating the Concourse A building, with the aim of accommodating the growth in passenger numbers and fleet size.