Dubai is back and ready for take off – with the help of Emirates airline. That’s according to Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who shared an Instagram picture of a first class ticket dated June 1 and headed to London. He captioned it with the words “coming soon” to his 10 million followers on the platform, offering some optimism amid the coronavirus pandemic.
It comes as the chairman of the executive council held a meeting at Dubai Airport’s Terminal 3 where he described Dubai Airport as the beating heart of the world, with Emirates airline as its artery.
Past experiences have strongly motivated us to work hard & succeed. We will emerge stronger & more determined than before, and show the world a model of flexibility, and ability to overcome crises and transform challenges into opportunities.
— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) June 1, 2020
“Today, we are ready and we announce to the world that life continues, and impossible is not in our dictionary. And the good news is that things are good, and today we are more competitive to deal with the post Covid-19 era with confidence and innovative thinking to set a new model in dealing with pandemic and consolidating efforts,” he said.
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan shares an image of a first class ticket on his Instagram account.
We held a @TECofDubai meeting at the @Emirates building at @DXB..We have learned from @HHShkMohd how to conquer the impossible… that is exactly what we plan to do. pic.twitter.com/q7d5c1UpKZ
— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) June 1, 2020
Emirates had resumed passenger flights to eight countries on May 21 ahead of Eid al-Fitr. It currently flies to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne. A schedule is in place until June 30, after which Emirates president Tim Clark said he hopes Dubai will open to tourists on July 1.
At a virtual talk at the Arabian Travel Market, Clark said an uptick in passenger numbers by summer next year is likely if a vaccine for the coronavirus is introduced.
“I think probably by the year 2022 / 23, 2023 / 24 we will see things coming back to some degree of normality and Emirates will be operating its network as it was and hopefully as successfully as it was,” he said, adding it would only take the airline 48 hours to get back to full operation.
Countries around the world such as Greece, Malta and Georgia have begun opening their borders to international tourism.
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