Emirates Expects 100% Capacity In 2023 In Dubai Flights

As the aviation sector continues to recover from the pandemic period, Emirates airline will most likely reach 100 percent capacity in 2023.

“We managed to put almost 80 per cent of capacity back to where it was pre-Covid time and also managed to recover almost 95 per cent of our network. We will continue to deploy more aircraft on the network,” said Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ chief commercial officer, Emirates.

He further added, “we are looking to achieve 100 per cent capacity and network level by the end of next year. We are going through a major retrofit of the aircraft that is taking away some of the aircraft. Our objective is to do it as soon as we can.”

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On November 1, 2022, Emirates started its massive multi-billion-dollar two-year retrofit programme with work beginning on the first of 120 aircraft earmarked for a full cabin interior upgrade and the installation of the airline’s latest Premium Economy seats. Moreover, the airline has expanded its staff and is also engaged with 62 key partners who have hired hundreds of skilled individuals for the biggest-known aircraft retrofit programme in modern commercial aviation.

Airlines from around the world added over 110,000 seats to on Dubai route in November to accommodate the increased flow of tourists and football fans who flocked to Dubai to watch the FIFA World Cup.

Last week, Dubai Airports also revised upward passenger traffic forecast for 2022 after DXB airport’s traffic returned to the pre-pandemic level in the third quarter.