Emirates resumes flights to several European cities
The Dubai-based airline received $2 billion from the government in August and is gradually approaching its pre-pandemic number of destinations.
Emirates announced on Monday the resumption of flights to several European cities. The major Gulf airline is projecting a positive outlook after financial struggles earlier in the year.
The Dubai-based Emirates will resume flights to and from Budapest on Oct. 21. On Nov. 1, it will start flying to and from Bologna, Dusseldorf and Hamburg again. Emirates will then resume flights to and from Lyon on Nov. 4. Each route will have two flights a week, and the resumptions will bring Emirates’ number of European destinations to 31, the airline said in a press release.
“The airline continues to gradually meet travel demand,” said Emirates.
Like other Middle Eastern airlines, Emirates stopped most passenger flights in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. In May, the airline began gradually resuming regularly scheduled international flights. Dubai is a major international transit hub.
