Dubai’s Emirates airline on Monday reported full-year profit up more than 60% at Dh 17.23 billion ($4.69 billion), comfortably beating the previous year’s Dh10.6 billion.
The airline carried 51.9 million passengers in the year to March 31, with seat capacity up 21.4%.
“The business outlook is positive, with projections of strong, sustained demand for international air transport and travel,” Chairman and Chief Executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said in a statement.
