Emirates Airline has announced plans to hire an additional 3,000 cabin crew and 500 airport services personnel as it ramps up operations around the world. 

The new recruits will join the UAE-based long-haul operator’s headquarters in Dubai, the airline revealed on Thursday. 

“To support our planned ramp-up operations, we’re recruiting 3,000 cabin crew and 500 airport services employees to join our Dubai hub,” the airline said. 

The carrier’s parent company, Emirates Group, recently reported a loss of 22.1 billion dirhams ($6 billion) for the financial year ended March 31, 2021. 

Emirates was among the region’s biggest employers that were forced to cut jobs due to the pandemic last year. According to estimates by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), more than 1.7 million Middle East jobs were forecast to be lost in aviation and related industries in 2020. 

The airline has been gradually rebuilding its global network since travel restrictions eased last year. As of Wednesday, the airline has restarted passenger services to more than 120 destinations. 

Passenger traffic plummeted to record lows in 2020. Dubai reopened its doors to international travel in July 2020. 

(Reporting by Cleofe Maceda; editing by Daniel Luiz) 

Cleofe.maceda@refinitiv.com 

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