EMIRATES plans to boost its operational workforce by recruiting more than 6,000 staff over the next six months. As restrictions ease worldwide with the wider administration of the vaccine, additional pilots, cabin crew, engineering specialists and ground staff will be needed to support the airline's ramp-up of operations across its global network in response to the sooner-than-expected surge in customer demand.

Emirates has already restored 90 percent of its network and is on track to reaching 70 percent of its pre-pandemic capacity by the end of 2021. The international airline is supplementing its flight schedules with increased frequencies to meet the pent-up demand.