Carriers flying more planes to tap demand surge

UAE-based carrier Emirates will further ramp up its operations in China to satisfy surging travel demand after China optimized its COVID-19 measures, aiming to resume flight capacity in China to the level seen in 2019 by the end of this year, the airline said.

On March 15, Emirates will resume daily direct flights between Dubai and Beijing, using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The company has begun the process of hiring more ground staff at Beijing Capital International Airport and more sales employees at its Beijing office, which will bring Emirates' operations in China to 21 weekly flights.

In January, Emirates resumed its twice-weekly service that connects Shanghai and Dubai. The airline will increase the frequency of daily nonstop service from Wednesday. Emirates began operating nonstop flights between Guangzhou, Guangdong province, and Dubai from Feb 1.