Emirates expects more than 200,000 passengers to travel through its Dubai hub during the festive season, a rare piece of good news for the the world’s largest long-haul carrier in a year severely impacted by the coronavirus.
The airline’s busiest day will be on Dec. 11 and high traffic will run through Dec. 21, the Dubai-based carrier said in a statement on Tuesday. Still, the number of passengers is down from about 300,000 in the same period last year.
Emirates said more than 200,000 passengers will be arriving on its flights into Dubai — the Middle East’s trade and travel hub — for the holidays, compared with more than twice as many last year.
