Emirates Riding Growth Surge Sees Airline Able to Double in Size - Bloomberg Business

Emirates Riding Growth Surge Sees Airline Able to Double in Size - Bloomberg Business:



"Emirates, already channeling a significant proportion of long-haul airline passengers via Dubai, could “easily” double in size with enough airport capacity to support such an expansion, President Tim Clark said.



The No. 1 carrier by international traffic sees its fleet of about 230 planes increasing to between 280 and 300 by 2025 and up to 600 in later years, Clark said at the International Air Transport Association’s annual meeting in Miami Tuesday.



Major growth is tied to the new Al Maktoum Airport at the Dubai World Central complex, where capacity is due to reach 120 million passengers by the middle of next decade. Further work may take that to 240 million, providing the infrastructure for Emirates to capture an even bigger slice of flights between the Americas and Europe and Asia, Africa and the Middle East."



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