Dubai International Airport

Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways have signed an interline agreement designed to boost inbound tourism to the UAE from Europe and China.

Lufthansa is expanding its footprint in India and adding more Airbus A380 service, while subsidiary Eurowings will return to Dubai after seven years away.

Dubai is set to receive more Air India flights from Delhi and Mumbai.

Dubai-based Emirates is growing its network in Canada with the addition of Montreal.

Air Canada follows Emirates and Etihad in increasing service between Canada and the UAE.

Flydubai is increasing its route map to 16 destinations in Saudi Arabia over the coming weeks.

Several elements of Dubai’s aviation infrastructure have combined to speed up the distribution via the Gulf emirate of COVID-19 vaccines—particularly to poorer countries.

Flydubai is set to begin service between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Chechnya, the republic in southwestern Russia.

The timing and speed of airline traffic returning to normal will be dependent on the development of an effective vaccine or treatment for the coronavirus, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said.