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A senior Emirates official has predicted an upturn in the depressed aviation industry towards the end of 2009.
The airline’s commercial operations chief Richard Vaughan said passenger numbers would pick up during a panel discussion at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai on Thursday.
“The message from Emirates is steady as she goes,” Vaughan added in comments published by Hotelier Middle East.
Commenting on the current effects of the swine flu virus on the global airline industry, Vaughan dismissed the severity of the situation.
“Viruses come and go...There will be a few hiccups, but the aviation sector is resilient and it will bounce back,” he said.
Vaughan announced that Emirates would launch some new routes from August.
“We will fly to Angola from August 2 and in readiness for the World Cup next year, we will launch flights to Durban in October."
