Emirates achieves fleet and product milestones in 2017

Emirates Airlines revealed that it has reached fleet, network and product milestones for 2017.

Since January 2017, Emirates has carried over 59 million passengers, served over 63 million meals on its flights departing from Dubai and handled over 35 million pieces of baggage in Dubai to its network of 156 destinations.

Emirates registered over 191,000 flights in 2017, travelling more than 886 million km around the globe, a statement said.

Emirates Airline president Time Clark said: “Despite the ups and downs of 2017, Emirates delivered steady growth and we have come out stronger and even more resilient. Throughout the year, we challenged convention and acted nimbly to mitigate challenges and maximise opportunities. We implemented initiatives to boost revenues, trim costs, and used emerging technologies to make our business and operations more agile, without compromising on quality or service. We enter 2018 with optimism, and an unflagging drive to keep raising the bar in terms of customer experience and business performance.”

Besides travel miles, Emirates grew its fleet by 21 new aircraft in 2017, with 9 A380 and 12 Boeing 777-300ER deliveries, bringing the total to 269 aircraft, and 243 aircraft pending delivery. The airline also retired 11 aircraft over the course of 2017.

The airline also expanded its network to 156 destinations in 2017, with the addition of three new passenger destinations: Newark, USA via Athens; Zagreb, Croatia; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia.