Emirates Airlines will resume immediate flight schedules to Nigeria and lift a visa ban on Nigerian travellers, following a meeting between the leaders of the two countries.

On its website, the airline said that certain flights will be cancelled on September 1 and 2 owing to “severe weather conditions caused by Super Typhoon SAOLA.”

Emirates plans to expand the meal preorder initiative to more routes and classes for customers and help to reduce food wastage

Dubai Emirates launches a charter service for short trips to GCC destinations as well as private terminal lounge upon arrival.

DXB is bracing for over a quarter of a million outbound travellers from June 23 to 25 Saturday, June 24 is projected to be particularly bustling, with nearly 100,000 passengers scheduled to depart.

Last year arrivals from the UAE amounted to only 21,206, approximately the same as in 2019, from Qatar 3,448, from Bahrain 967, from Kuwait 1,519, from Saudi Arabia 2,900, from Jordan 15,538 and from Lebanon 37,704.

Emirates will host the 80th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 2-4 June 2024.

In some cases, registrations for IATA-certified cabin crew learning programmes have shot up by at least 40 per cent since Q4 last year as airlines ramp up their hiring activity to unprecedented levels.

Emirates has been serving Seychelles since 2005, consistently contributing to the growth of its tourism industry.

Tourism is an important pillar of the UAE economy, accounting for 5.4% of total GDP, or AED 116.1 billion (USD 31.6 billion), sustaining over 1 million employments by 2027.