Emirates airline has boosted operations\u00a0by 31 per cent in terms of total available seat kilometres since the start of its financial year as\u00a0global travel returns to pre-coronavirus levels\u00a0after the Covid-19-induced slowdown.<\/p>\n
Available seat kilometres are a measure of passenger carrying capacity.<\/p>\n
The Dubai airline\u00a0also plans to\u00a0increase seat capacity\u00a0in its northern summer schedule starting March 26, it said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cEmirates continues to expand its global network and deploy its capacity to meet travel demand across the world,\u201d said chief commercial officer Adnan Kazim.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur financial year started relatively quietly as we held back our ramp-up until the planned northern runway rehabilitation programme at Dubai International airport was completed in June. From July 2022 onwards, it\u2019s been non-stop expansion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Air travel demand has beaten expectations, driving the airline\u2019s plans to hire additional pilots and cabin crew, return more Airbus A380s into service and rebuild its network to pre-pandemic levels, chief operating officer Adel Al Redha said on the sidelines of the Bahrain International Airshow in November.<\/p>\n
Emirates intends to hire an additional 400 pilots and 5,000 to 6,000 cabin crew by the middle of 2023, recruiting to the maximum capacity of its training centres, he said at the time.<\/p>\n
This will increases its current workforce of 4,500 pilots and 17,500 cabin crew.<\/p>\n