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DUBAI: Dubai&#8217;s Emirates Group, which includes the Middle East&#8217;s biggest airline, announced half-year profits of 10.6 billion dirhams (US$2.9 billion) on Wednesday, up 13 percent from last year.
Despite regional turmoil including the brief Israel-Iran war, profits before corporate tax, introduced in 2023, were a record US$3.3 billion for the first half of the 2025-2026 fiscal year which begins in April.
This marks &#8220;the fourth consecutive year of record profitability for the half-year&#8221; for the world&#8217;s largest long-haul carrier, an Emirates statement said.
&#8220;Global demand for air transport and travel services has been buoyant, despite geopolitical events and economic concerns in some markets,&#8221; chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said.
Revenues for the group, wholly owned by Dubai&#8217;s government, were US$20.6 billion, up four percent from US$19.3 billion last year.
&#8220;We expect this demand resilience to continue for the rest of 2025-26 and look forward to increasing our capacity to grow revenues,&#8221; Sheikh Ahmed said.
Regional flareups, including the conflict in Gaza and the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, resulted in disruptions to flights from several Gulf carriers this year.
Flights were also briefly halted during Iran and Israel&#8217;s separate attacks on targets in Qatar in June and September.
Emirates made a profit after tax of US$2.7 billion, up 13 percent from last year.

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