Emirates to give travel new wings

Emirates to give travel new wings

To accommodate the surge in travel, the airline is already considering padding up its inventory of pilots by leaps and bounds

Published: Mon 20 Feb 2023, 10:04 PM

Even a couple of years ago, many of us were writing off travel — as it existed as a way of life before Covid happened. Travel was never going to bounce back to its earlier avatar, the naysayers predicted, and the road to recovery would be a long and tedious one. Dubai had been exemplary even during that dark phase, where it literally rolled out a world-beating strategy to combat the general pall of gloom — and the world weariness that most people had about the sector. It was one place on earth where travel was considered safe, with the government being double quick to implement safety measures on the ground. Today, travel is back to square one… what’s more, it’s witnessing unprecedented growth all over the world. Emirates Airline, which flies to 158 destinations in 85 countries, is one of the first names that come to mind whenever there is any travel talk. The airline has now announced plans to construct a whopping $135-million, state-of-the-art pilot training facility, which will open in a