Emirates

and the UK The United Kingdom has been a key part of Emirates’ network with the

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launch of Dubai-London Gatwick flights in 1987. Since then, Emirates
million has steadily increased capacity and routes across the UK in line with
passengers on Emirates’
flights to and from the growing market demand. In 2019, Emirates was the largest non-EU airline
UK in 2019 operating to the UK by seat capacity, with 20 daily passenger flights to
eight airports – all using wide-body aircraft.

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percent Emirates’ most recent passenger ad hoc charter services to and from
seat factor on Emirates’ network in the UK included London the UK to facilitate the supply of
flights to and from the (Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted), pharmaceuticals, medical supplies
UK in 2019
Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, and essential goods. On 21 May 2020,

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Newcastle and Edinburgh, in addition to Emirates resumed scheduled passenger
thousand dedicated freighter services to London operations including to London
cargo tonnes carried on Heathrow. Heathrow. As demand for air travel
Emirates’ flights to and recovers, Emirates remains ready to
from the UK in 2019 Operating with care gradually resume its network in the UK.
throughout the COVID-19

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billion pandemic Connecting UK regions

€ UK-UAE bilateral trade Emirates, along with all other aviation Connectivity has a significant role in
in goods and services industry stakeholders, is navigating enabling tourism, international business
in 2019 the exceptional circumstances caused relationships, Foreign Direct Investment
by the COVID-19 pandemic. During (FDI) and international trade of goods

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this time, Emirates’ foremost priority
thousand has been the health and safety of its
and services. In 2019, Emirates was
the only carrier serving non-stop flights
British nationals living customers, crew and communities. between Dubai and Birmingham,
in the UAE As the crisis intensified, Emirates in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester,
March 2020 temporarily suspended

2,900
Newcastle and London Gatwick and
British nationals scheduled passenger operations, except
for special repatriation and evacuation
Stansted. This unique connectivity
employed by the created a catalytic impact on British
flights. In response to the disruption to
Emirates Group GDP, FDI and international trade.
international freight capacity, Emirates
also operated several freighter and

Glasgow Edinburgh
Newcastle

Birmingham
Manchester
Emirates’ network between the UK
London
and the Middle East, Africa, Asia
and Australasia in 2019
Beijing
Seoul
Tokyo
Kabul Peshawar
Islamabad
Sialkot
Lahore Shanghai
Osaka
Middle East Network
Dubai Karachi
Delhi Erbil Tehran
Dhaka Guangzhou Taipei Beirut Baghdad
Ahmedabad
Kolkata Hong Kong Amman
Mumbai Hanoi Basra
Kuwait
Hyderabad
Dakar Clark Dammam
Ouagadougou
Kano
Khartoum
Djibouti
Bengaluru Chennai Bangkok Manila
Medina
Bahrain Dubai
Riyadh
Conakry Abuja Kochi Phnom Penh Ho Chi Minh City Cebu Muscat
Addis Ababa Phuket Jeddah
Lagos Thiruvananthapuram Colombo Penang
Abidjan
Accra Maldives Kuala Lumpur Singapore
Eldoret
Entebbe Nairobi
Passenger Routes
Dar es Salaam Seychelles Freighter Routes
Jakarta
Luanda
Bali Passenger & Freighter Routes
Lilongwe
Lusaka
Harare Mauritius

Johannesburg
Brisbane
Durban
Perth
Cape Town Adelaide Sydney
Auckland
Melbourne

Christchurch
Emirates’ multiple flights to the UK have facilitated the trade and timely Operating modern and fuel efficient aircraft has been central to
transport of goods across the world, particularly to the Far East. In Emirates’ business model from the airline’s inception. Our current fleet
Newcastle, Emirates’ service contributed significantly to the growth of Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft average under seven years in
of local business. In fact, Emirates transported the majority of the age, significantly lower than the industry average. Emirates’ recent
£310 million worth of annual exports out of Newcastle airport – before commitments for Airbus A350 XWB and Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Emirates launched flights to Newcastle in 2007, annual exports by air aircraft adds to our existing order for next-generation Boeing 777X
totalled less than £20 million. Emirates regularly transports high value, aircraft. Emirates also has a comprehensive fuel efficiency program
time sensitive and specialty cargo such as luxury vehicles, automotive to find ways of reducing fuel burn and emissions wherever it is
and engine parts, animals, pharmaceuticals, food, textiles, electronics, operationally feasible.
machinery, oil-well equipment, construction material and works of art
Emirates puts into practice its commitment to responsible consumption
into and out of the UK.
through initiatives such as waste reduction and recycling, using a dry
Impact on the British economy wash technique to clean aircraft – saving 11 million litres of water a
year – and careful sourcing of products. In 2017, Emirates introduced
Our commitment to the UK market throughout the years is
blankets for Economy Class that are each made from 28 recycled
demonstrated not only by this measured capacity growth, but also via
plastic bottles.
the purchase of British goods and services as well as sponsorships
of British entities. Emirates directly contributes over £602 million Emirates is committed to doing our part to preserve natural habitats
annually to the British economy through operational expenditures and stop the illegal trade of wildlife. We have a zero tolerance policy
such as fuel uplift, over-flight costs, aircraft landing and handling on transporting banned species, hunting trophies or any products
costs, crew layover costs and area overheads, as well as advertising, associated with illegal wildlife activities, and we are a founding
promotions and sponsorships. However, the economic impact of signatory of the 2016 Buckingham Palace Declaration. Emirates
Emirates’ operations in the UK by far exceeds direct expenditure installed a 1:3 scale model of our A380 with United for Wildlife decals
and employment in the UK when taking into account supply chain at London Heathrow Airport, while five more A380s with the decals
economic activity as well - for example that induced by groundhandling took to the skies. In Dubai, Emirates funds the operations of the Dubai
and catering companies and their employees. Desert Conservation Reserve and sits on its management board. The
225 square-kilometre reserve is home to significant desert plant and
A loyal customer of British aerospace animal species, and supports eco-tourism and scientific research.
In November 2019 Emirates confirmed an order for 50 Airbus A350-
900 XWB aircraft to be delivered from 2023, which will be powered by
Rolls Royce Trent XWB engines. Emirates is also the biggest customer
of the Airbus A380 by a large margin with 123 aircraft ordered, which
continue to be delivered. Emirates’ A350 and A380 purchases support
thousands of jobs at Airbus, and among suppliers in the UK. One of
the major components of these aircraft, the wings, are manufactured in
Broughton and Filton.
In April 2015, Emirates placed an order for 217 Rolls-Royce Trent 900
engines to power 50 A380 aircraft. The US$9.2 billion deal was the
largest order in Rolls-Royce’s history. Emirates continues its long term
commitment to Rolls-Royce with its future A350 aircraft, having used its
engines on previous Airbus A330 and A340, as well as Boeing 777 aircraft.

Sponsorships in the UK
Emirates’ numerous sponsorships in the UK spanning sports and iconic Emirates’ partnerships in the UK
infrastructure, demonstrate the significance of this market. Emirates Emirates’ partnership with Virgin Atlantic offers enhanced products,
has held a shirt partnership with the Arsenal Football Club since choice and flexibility to consumers. Emirates also joined the Worldwide
2006-07, and the latest extension of this partnership until the 2023-24 by easyJet programme, allowing easyJet passengers to seamlessly
season makes it the longest running in the Premier League and the connect to Emirates flights at London Gatwick. In 2015, Emirates
longest relationship in world sports. Emirates also holds the naming launched the Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab in a five-year
rights to Arsenal’s home ground, the Emirates Stadium, up to 2028 and partnership with Oxford University. dnata, Emirates’ sister company
is the title sponsor of the FA Cup, the oldest domestic club competition under the Emirates Group, operates several wholly owned subsidiaries
in the world. In addition, Emirates holds various other sponsorships in in the UK including dnata Travel Holdings UK Limited, dnata Aviation
cricket, tennis, and horse racing in the UK. In 2011, Emirates signed Services Limited and dnata Catering Services Limited, as well as holds
a 10-year sponsorship of the UK’s first urban cable car named extensive investments in local travel, catering, ground handling and
Emirates Air Line. logistics service providers.

About Emirates
As of 2019, Emirates was one of the largest airlines in the world in
terms of international passenger and freight carriage, with 268 aircraft
in its fleet. Established in 1985, the company’s growth has been
measured in line with the demand for air travel. Prior to the COVID-19
pandemic, Emirates operated a global network of 157 destinations in
83 countries across six continents, independently of the three global
airline alliances.
Since the early 1990’s, Emirates has published independently audited
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financial accounts in line with International Financial Reporting

Our planet “Emirates has been in London since 1988 or ’89. Our experience
At Emirates, we recognise our responsibility in preserving the in dealing with them is they’re perfectly rational and completely
planet’s resources and are fully committed to minimising the commercial. We’ve seen no evidence of anything that would
cause us concern.”
environmental impact of our operations across all business activities.
Our environmental efforts are focussed on three areas – reducing – Willie Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, International Airlines Group
emissions, consuming responsibly and preserving wildlife and habitats.