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By Graham Dunn2021-04-21T14:55:00+01:00
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark believes airlines will be able to fill business-class and premium-economy seats following the pandemic even if demand for corporate travel remains depressed.
They might, however, need to discount premium seats to fill jets.
Demand for leisure travel (including from so-called visiting-friends-and-relatives customers) is widely expected to drive demand when borders begin reopening to international air travel. But questions remain over when, and if, corporate travel demand will return to pre-pandemic levels.
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Emirates Airline president Tim Clark says it is becoming “increasingly difficult” to forecast what countries are going to reopen borders and under what circumstances
The United Arab Emirates has swung open its doors to visitors betting that the blistering pace of its coronavirus vaccine rollout means it can keep infections in check while giving its economy a shot in the arm. The UAE case rate is still well below Britain with 574 per million, one of Europe's worst hit countries and now in lockdown, but far higher than its neighbours Saudi Arabia with 7 per million or Oman with 33 per million, even as the UAE boasts the second highest level of vaccinations to population on the planet. The UAE has avoided imposing a new lockdown, while some countries in Europe and elsewhere are on a second or third wave of tough restrictions.
ANALYSIS-Surging cases strain UAE s open for business COVID strategy Reuters 1/21/2021 Daily infections tripled in the past month Dubai s open economy hurt by global virus restrictions
By Lisa Barrington
DUBAI, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has swung open its doors to visitors betting that the blistering pace of its coronavirus vaccine rollout means it can keep infections in check while giving its economy a shot in the arm.
But strains on the strategy have started to show.
New daily cases in the Gulf state of about 9 million people tripled in the past month to about 354 per million this week, according to Oxford University s Our World in Data research programme.
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Official Aviation Guide of the Airways reported that the Delhi-Dubai and Mumbai-Dubai international courses are presently among the world’s busiest in December. They mentioned that the Delhi-Dubai is the fifth busiest route, while Mumbai-Dubai is the tenth busiest.
These two courses have consistently been the busiest in the nation; however in the pandemic situation when things are significantly different, they managed to accomplished international status. “The report by OAG states that Dubai-London Heathrow is the busiest global course, and Orlando-San Juan trails this. While Dubai-London Heathrow booked 1.7 lakh seats in December, the Orlando-San Juan booked 1.6 lakh seats.”