Emirates hosted its first “Travel Rehearsal” programme in Denpasar, aimed at making air travel more predictable and comfortable for individuals with accessible travel requirements.
Emirates and Loong Air have signed an interline agreement, increasing Emirates’ footprint in China and offering the airline’s customers access to additional cities beyond its own gateways. Starting immediately, Emirates customers will have access to 22 points across China operated by Loong Air via Hangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Emirates is expanding Premium Economy across its network with aircraft deployments and product upgrades. As part of its retrofit programme, the airline will complete the upgrade of its first high-density, two-class A380 by mid-April, enhancing consistency and customer experience.
Emirates moved 55.6 million customers, circled Earth 29,290 times on nearly 180,580 flights, and placed orders for 73 new aircraft in 2025.
Emirates has activated an interline partnership with Bahamasair to provide connectivity to customers travelling to The Bahamas.
Emirates has introduced the Emirates Asia Pass, allowing travellers to easily explore multiple Southeast Asian destinations under one booking. Designed for flexible, culturally rich journeys, it provides value, convenience, and customisable multi-city itineraries for seamless travel across the region.
Emirates will deploy retrofitted Boeing 777 aircraft featuring Premium Economy on flights EK953/954 between Dubai and Beirut from 6 January 2026, and EK306/307 between Dubai and Beijing starting February 1, 2026.
Emirates ends 2025 with five major wins at the World Travel Awards in Bahrain, securing titles for World’s Leading Airline Brand, Inflight Entertainment, Rewards Programme (Skywards), First Class, and First Class Lounge at Dubai International Airport’s Emirates Terminal 3.
The Emirates Group has announced a new record half-year financial performance, posting a profit before tax of AED 12.2 billion ($3.3 billion) for the first six months of 2025-26, making this the fourth consecutive year of record profitability for the half-year reporting period.
Emirates has invested AED 85 million ($23 million) to install more than 200 biometrics-enabled cameras across Terminal 3, Dubai International (DXB) – allowing more customers to pass through Check-In, Immigration, Boarding Gates, Lounges and board the aircraft, simply by facial recognition, with a quick and easy registration on Emirates app.
