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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Gambrell

Long-haul carrier Emirates sees highest-ever profit in 2022 of $2.9B after pandemic grounded flights

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Long-haul carrier Emirates saw its most-profit year ever in 2022, earning $2.9 billion after bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic shutting down global aviation, the airline announced Thursday.

The carrier's revival comes as Dubai, which owns the airline, has seen property prices skyrocket and people flood into the city-state in the United Arab Emirates as it lifted pandemic restrictions quickly and welcomed Russians fleeing Moscow's war on Ukraine.

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