Emirates’ passengers experienced minimal disruptions to their travel plans after the 23rd June regional events, with regularly scheduled flights resuming within a few short hours. The airline quickly activated its robust contingency and disruption plans, with no diversions, only a small number of cancellations and a few flights experiencing longer flight paths due to airspace congestion.
Despite rapidly evolving regional developments, business has been as usual across the Emirates network. In the past two weeks, Emirates has maintained its scheduled services by rerouting flights to avoid conflict zones, successfully serving over 1.7 million passengers on more than 5,800 flights across its global network, delivering certainty to their travel plans when they needed it the most, while upholding its commitment to safe and reliable travel.
The airline took immediate action by suspending flights only to areas directly affected by the conflict, while maintaining operations to all other destinations. Services to Amman and Beirut were briefly suspended but resumed quickly, demonstrating Emirates’ ability to nimbly adapt its operations while prioritising safety, and helping thousands of families start their summer holidays.
The safety of Emirates’ passengers and crew is its absolute priority, and the airline would never fly if it were not safe to do so. Emirates continuously monitors developments, coordinates with aviation authorities, and assesses every potential risk to ensure all flights are safely rerouted away from conflict zones, all the while meeting the most stringent regulatory requirements.
Throughout the last two weeks, the airline kept customers informed with regular operational updates on its website and social media channels, and its reservations teams helped reaccommodate affected customers.
As Emirates gears up for the busy summer travel season, it will continue to monitor developments in coordination with the relevant authorities actively. The airline’s priority will always be to ensure safe and smooth operations by adapting quickly and appropriately, so that customers can travel with confidence.
For decades, the airline has successfully navigated challenges while maintaining its commitment to connecting customers to their destinations safely, efficiently, and comfortably, all while delivering exceptional service onboard and on the ground. The UAE’s leaders have put in place strong contingency plans and systems to support essential services, empowering Emirates to maintain safe and uninterrupted operations.
