Continued strong growth with Emirates SkyCargo
Air freight division of Emirates Airline prolongs positive development of cargo volume throughout the first half of the fiscal year 2012/13
Despite continued global economic pressure and continued high fuel prices Emirates SkyCargo continues on a strong growth course. The air freight division of Emirates Airline carried 1.027 million tonnes of cargo, which is 16.2 per cent more than in the same period of the previous year.
On 12 November the Emirates group posted a net profit of USD 575 million for the first six months of its current fiscal year ending 30th September 2012, up 68 per cent year-on-year. The group increased its overall staff by more than 8 per cent in six months to nearly 68,000 persons.
During the first six months of the fiscal year Emirates received 13 wide-body aircraft, including two A380 and ten Boeing 777 and one freighter, with more than 15 new aircraft scheduled to be delivered before the end of the financial year (31 March 2013). As the fleet increased, Emirates added five new destinations to its network: Ho Chi Minh City, Erbil, Barcelona, Lisbon and Washington. Additional new routes to be added during the second half of the fiscal year 2012/13 include Dubai-Warsaw v.v.
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