Emirates airline has launched a major recruitment drive. All photos: Emirates
Emirates airline has launched a major recruitment drive. All photos: Emirates
The Dubai-based airline is looking to recruit 6,000 new cabin crew members.
The Dubai-based airline is looking to recruit 6,000 new cabin crew members.
The average starting salary is Dh9,770 per month.
The average starting salary is Dh9,770 per month.
Those looking to apply need to have more than a year’s experience in hospitality and customer service, and be a high school graduate.
Those looking to apply need to have more than a year’s experience in hospitality and customer service, and be a high school graduate.
Candidates also need to be fluent in both written and spoken English and those who are multilingual will rank highly in the application process.
Candidates also need to be fluent in both written and spoken English and those who are multilingual will rank highly in the application process.
Cabin crew will be trained and rostered on both the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft that Emirates currently operates.
Cabin crew will be trained and rostered on both the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft that Emirates currently operates.

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Emirates proceeding with summer schedule despite travel disruption in some markets

Airline co-operating with airports to ensure smooth operations around the world

Deena Kamel
Deena Kamel

July 08, 2022

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Emirates, the world's biggest long-haul carrier, says it will proceed with its summer flight schedule after co-ordinating with airports around the world to ensure smooth operations amid travel disruptions in Europe and other markets.

The Dubai-based airline will operate more than 24,000 scheduled passenger flights to and from 129 airports around the world in July and August, Emirates said.

“Emirates has been coordinating with its ground handling partners at airports around the world, ensuring they are up-to-date with operational requirements and are prepared to support smooth passenger movement,” the airline said.

The global aviation industry is facing a shortage of employees, which, together with strikes by airport and airline staff, have led to delays and cancellations of hundreds of flights and hours-long queues at major airports.

Many workers make redundant during the Covid-19 pandemic have moved to other occupations and more flexible work options.

The time required to recruit, train, complete security checks and perform other necessary processes before staff are “job-ready” is becoming a challenge for the industry, airline trade body the International Air Transport Association said.

In some cases, employment delays are hurting airlines' ability to keep up with passenger demand.

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Emirates will deploy its Airbus A380 “double-deckers” — the world's largest passenger airliner — to meet “high customer demand” at more than 30 cities around its network, it said.

This includes 12 European destinations — Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Rome, Paris, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Vienna, and Zurich.

Emirates will re-start its London Stansted route from August 1, it said.

The aviation industry in Europe is struggling to cope with demand as summer travel picks up.

British Airways will cut another 10,300 short-haul flights this summer, as it tackles a staffing crisis, it said on Wednesday.

This move takes the percentage of cancellations across the airline to 13 per cent this summer.

British Airways will cancel flights for more than 100,000 summer holidaymakers in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the recent travel chaos at UK airports. Reuters
British Airways will cancel flights for more than 100,000 summer holidaymakers in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the recent travel chaos at UK airports. Reuters
The cancelled flights represent 14 per cent of those scheduled from Gatwick and nearly 7 per cent from Heathrow, pictured. Reuters
The cancelled flights represent 14 per cent of those scheduled from Gatwick and nearly 7 per cent from Heathrow, pictured. Reuters
Long queues, cancellations and baggage problems at Heathrow, pictured, and other airports have plagued the travel sector’s comeback from coronavirus restrictions. Reuters
Long queues, cancellations and baggage problems at Heathrow, pictured, and other airports have plagued the travel sector’s comeback from coronavirus restrictions. Reuters
Travellers queue to check in for their flights at Gatwick. EPA
Travellers queue to check in for their flights at Gatwick. EPA
More than 76,000 seats are being cancelled from Heathrow and 29,400 from Gatwick on flights to more than 70 destinations including Malaga, Ibiza, Palma, Faro and Athens, according to 'The Daily Telegraph'. Salman S Chaudhry / Twitter
More than 76,000 seats are being cancelled from Heathrow and 29,400 from Gatwick on flights to more than 70 destinations including Malaga, Ibiza, Palma, Faro and Athens, according to 'The Daily Telegraph'. Salman S Chaudhry / Twitter
Left luggage at baggage reclaim in Heathrow. PA
Left luggage at baggage reclaim in Heathrow. PA
Long queues at Gatwick Airport. UK travellers face continuing disruption. EPA
Long queues at Gatwick Airport. UK travellers face continuing disruption. EPA

KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France KLM, will scrap up to 20 daily flights to European destinations because of staff shortages, it said on Friday.

Germany's Lufthansa also plans to cut 2,200 domestic and European routes in July and August, it said on Friday, in addition to 900 cancellations announced earlier this month.

Emirates is working closely with other stakeholders at Dubai International Airport to support its flight schedule and services, provisioning additional resources to ensure efficient operations at the hub, including for transiting passengers, it said.

Last month, Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said it is adequately staffed to meet the surge in travel demand during the peak summer season as it forges ahead with a recruitment campaign it began in October 2021.

Abu Dhabi Airports said this week it had been preparing for the summer rush over the last few months, hiring more staff at check-in counters, improving check-in procedures and reopening Abu Dhabi International Airport's Terminal 2, which was closed during the pandemic.

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The government has taken an increasingly tough line against companies that fail to pay employees on time. Three years ago, the Cabinet passed a decree allowing the government to halt the granting of work permits to companies with wage backlogs.

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If wages are 10 days late, the new measures kick in and the company is alerted it is in breach of labour rules. If wages remain unpaid for a total of 16 days, the authorities can cancel work permits, effectively shutting off operations. Fines of up to Dh5,000 per unpaid employee follow after 60 days.

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