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.
Emirates has inaugurated its latest Emirates World retail store in Riyadh, introducing an immersive experience-led travel retail concept to the Kingdom.
HSBC has been mandated to finance six Airbus A350-900 aircraft for Emirates Group and has completed the financing of five through a Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option (JOLCO).
Emirates is deploying an additional six weekly frequencies on the Dubai-Cairo route from December 1, 2025. Strategically scheduled for maximum connectivity with the airline’s vast global network, the additional frequencies will cater to the increased demand during peak winter season.
Emirates and World Rugby have renewed their partnership for another decade, making Emirates the Platinum Partner and Principal Partner of World Rugby through 2035, solidifying one of rugby’s most enduring alliances.
Emirates will deploy its Airbus A350 across all seven weekly flights to Baghdad starting from January 2026. The A350 will replace the current Boeing 777 operating flights EK 943/944 four times weekly.
The Dubai Airshow 2025 set a historic record with deals surpassing $202 billion, double the $101 billion secured at the 18th edition in 2023.
Kuwait Airways and Emirates Airlines are expanding their partnership, enhancing travel options for passengers. This includes Kuwait Airways accessing 19 destinations in Emirates' network and Emirates gaining access to 8 destinations in Kuwait Airways’ network, increasing connectivity globally.
