Emirates anticipates a busy travel period during Eid

 

 

Over 76,000 customers travelled on 18 September with Emirates, according to the airline's latest booking figures. The overall figures represent an increase of almost 65% over last year.

 

The busiest day for the airline was on Friday 18 September, although high passenger traffic is expected starting from 17 to 28 September. This year, the top destinations that travellers are heading to are Dhaka, Mumbai,  London, Karachi and Cairo. In addition, short haul travel will constitute around 52% of bookings while long haul travel is expected at 48%.

 

Emirates will be accommodating for over 20,000 Hajj travellers during the pilgrimage period as well.

 

On the inbound front and throughout September and the Eid Al Adha period, Emirates is expecting over 190,000 passengers to arrive into Dubai from destinations in the UK, India, Germany, Australia, US and South Africa.

 

Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Divisional Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Centre, said: “We continue to see travellers coming back in greater numbers  during holiday periods, which is a testament to the outstanding customer experience Emirates provides so we are well-positioned to continue building on that success. We believe that all parts of the customer journey are important to passengers.”