The airline has opened bookings to 24 destinations
The Dubai-based carrier’s chairman and CEO confirmed that the airline would expand its services to additional destinations
Travel will be permitted to specific destinations and for pre-determined categories of people starting June 23
The airline plans to resume operations to over 40 destinations worldwide in July
The airline has been forced to lay off some of its employees due to the impact of the coronavirus
The flights will depart from Dubai to Cairo on June 14, 18, 19 and 21
The vouchers are valid for two years
The majority of those being retrenched are cabin-crew members
Only Egyptian nationals will be allowed to board these flights scheduled between June 11-16
Members can also earn Skywards Miles while shopping, with 1 Mile earned for every $1 spent
The airport retailers plans to reopen operations in Terminal 2 later this week
The basic salary reduction, which took effect on April 1, will be applied to all employees at grades 4 and above
The airline added that housing allowances and a number of other benefits would continue to be paid
From June 8, Emirates will also offer flights from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad for travellers who wish to connect onwards to other destinations
Transfer connections from these cities via Abu Dhabi will also be available
Individual carriers including Etihad Airways, Emirates, flydubai, and Air Arabia are expected to make announcements regarding their flight schedules over the next few days
UAE airlines Emirates and Etihad Airways have also confirmed redundancies
The airline remains confident of a strong revival by adding more destinations and facilitating transit passengers
The next six to nine months will be “tough” for the aviation industry
Airlines across the globe are cutting jobs as the pandemic hit travel demand
The airline said all international flights remain suspended until June 30
Domestic flights are also allowed to resume in the kingdom
All local destinations will be covered by these flights within two weeks
Middle East airlines face estimated revenue losses of $24bn this year, according to IATA
India began its ‘Mission Vande Bharat’ earlier this month to repatriate its nationals stranded abroad
In the next phase, 81 repatriation flights will be operated from May 26 until June 4
Flight PK 8303, an Airbus A320 jet operated by Pakistan International Airlines was flying from from Lahore to Karachi
The report added that more job cuts were expected
The airline is also facilitating transit flights from Sydney and Melbourne to and from London via Abu Dhabi
Tier Miles are normally linked to miles flown and consequently determine tier status – Blue, Silver, Gold and Platinum