Emirates Flights to Iran Resumed

reporter 1222 — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 11:13:17 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Dubai-based Emirates airlines resumed flights to the Iranian capital after a five-month break due to shutdowns to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

As the flights are resumed, the 16 passengers on the Emirates flight from Dubai passed through a disinfection tunnel and had their body temperature checked upon arrival at Tehran’s airport on Friday, AFP reported.

In the departures lounge, masked outgoing passengers lined up at the Emirates check-in counter while an airport worker disinfected dozens of luggage trolleys.

The United Arab Emirates was among a list of countries that suspended all air links with Iran in February, along with nearby Armenia, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey.

“My colleagues and I screened the passengers for symptoms with interviews and we also have thermal sensors,” said Nadia Piri, one of the airport’s resident doctors.

Passengers had to fill in forms on arrival, Piri said and would have to self-isolate for 14 days.

Airport deputy head Mohammadreza Karimian said a number of airlines have asked to resume flights to Iran.

“Different airlines have made requests, considering that we observe all health protocols thoroughly,” he said.

Iran has been battling a resurgence of COVID-19 illness, with official figures showing a rise in both new infections and deaths since a two-month low in May.

The health ministry on Sunday raised the overall virus toll to 14,188 deaths, with 209 new fatalities, and over 273,600 confirmed cases.

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Emirates Airline to Cut about 30,000 Jobs amid Pandemic

reporter 1222 — Mon, 18 May 2020 08:46:30 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The UAE’s Emirates Airline is planning to cut about 30,000 jobs to reduce costs amid the coronavirus outbreak, which will bring down its number of employees by about 30% from more than 105,000 at the end of March.

The company is also considering speeding up the planned retirement of its A380 fleet, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported.

An Emirates spokeswoman said that no public announcement about cutting jobs has been made yet by the company regarding “redundancies at the airline”, but that the company is conducting a review of “costs and resourcing against business projections”.

“Any such decision will be communicated in an appropriate fashion. Like any responsible business would do, our executive team has directed all departments to conduct a thorough review of costs and resourcing against business projections,” the spokeswoman said.

Emirates, one of the world’s biggest long-haul airlines, said earlier this month that it will raise debt to help itself through the coronavirus pandemic, and may have to take tougher measures as it faces the most difficult months in its history.

The state-owned airline, which suspended regular passenger flights in March due to the virus outbreak that has shattered global travel demand, had said that a recovery in travel was at least 18 months away.

It reported a 21% rise in profit for its financial year ending March 31 but said the pandemic had hit its fourth-quarter performance.

It said it would tap banks to raise debt in its first quarter to lessen the impact of the virus on cash flows.

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