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Emirates chief hints at growing ‘resilient’ UK operation and lowering fares

Air
Gary Noakes
21 November 2023

Emirates has underlined the importance of its UK operation, revealing it makes more money from its Heathrow flights than it does from its entire west Asian network.

Emirates chief hints at growing ‘resilient’ UK operation and lowering fares

Sir Tim Clark addressed the Airlines 2023 conference on Monday

The airline’s president Sir Tim Clark told the Airlines 2023 conference on Monday (20 November) that Heathrow’s six Airbus A380 flights a day “were all full”. "The profit Heathrow generates is more than we get out of west Asia – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka – so you can see why it’s so important.”

Clark said the UK had been one of the first markets to recover after Covid and was “resilient to the fare levels we have in place”. While admitting these were high, he added: “I’m not saying they are going to last for ever."