All wrapped up: how Emirates is keeping its parked jets safe – The National

All wrapped up: how Emirates is keeping its parked jets safe – The National

All wrapped up: how Emirates is keeping its parked jets safe. The airline has nearly 200 jets from its multibillion dollar fleet on the ground in Dubai. The Dubai airline initially parked up 218 of its 270 fleet.. The A380s and 777s were split between Dubai World Central, where 117 jets were sent, and Dubai International Airport, which took 101 of the wide-body fleet.. Emirates wraps any aircraft taken out of service for longer than 48 hours.. The coronavirus pandemic has seen Emirates ground most of its fleet in Dubai, but it's not the first time the airline has had to carry out mass maintenance on grounded jets.. In April last year, the southern runway at Dubai International Airport was closed for 45 days which meant Emirates had to cut flights and carry out similar maintenance procedures for grounded jets.. And in 2010, when the eruptions of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökullthe caused thousands of flight cancellations around the world, Emirates deployed similar procedures.. The airline now has 75 jets flying to destinations across its network.. When UAE authorities lift travel restrictions, it's going to be a busy time for Emirates to get its jets airborne..