Emirates Airline President Sees European Travel Demand Resilient Amid Pressures
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Emirates, one of the largest airlines to Europe, sees robust demand from the continent despite an uncertain economic outlook.
Europeans’ desire to travel is seemingly insatiable despite air travel chaos, inflationary pressure, and geopolitical crisis within its borders. Tim Clark, president of Emirates, one of the largest airlines to Europe, is confident on the outlook — at least for his airline.
“People just want to travel,” he told Skift on the sidelines of the Farnborough Air Show in the U.K. Monday, a large biennial gathering of the aviation world. Emirates has not seen any drop in bookings to date as far out as February 2023.
Clark's optimism comes despite his acknowledgement that consumer confidence is waning. “Consumer sentiment is taking a litt
