Emirates, the world’s largest long-haul airline, plans to hire 3,000 cabin crew and 500 airport services staff in the next six months in order to increase operations in response to recovering travel demand.
The positions will be based in Dubai and will have direct customer contact, the airline said on Thursday.
For “friendly, energetic and service-oriented” people looking to travel the world as Emirates’ brand ambassadors, both positions are ideal, the airline says.
Those interested in working for Emirates can submit their resumes and cover letters at emiratesgroupcareers.com.
The Covid-19 pandemic hit the global aviation industry hard last year and led to airlines grounding aircraft, cutting jobs, and slashing salaries. However, the reopening of economies globally; the easing of pandemic-induced travel restrictions, and accelerated vaccination programs are leading to a rebound in travel demand.
For the same reasons as many other major airlines around the world; Emirates reduced staff wages, cut jobs, and offered unpaid voluntary leave to cabin crew to deal with the pandemic’s aftermath.
Although travel restrictions have been loosened around the world; the airline has slowly resumed operations. Pilots, cabin crew, and other operational employees; who had been laid off because of the pandemic last year have been called back to work in recent months. As of October of last year, it also restored the full salaries of its employees.
The Dubai airline; which reported a loss of Dh20.3 billion ($5.5bn) for the fiscal year ending March 31; compared with a profit of Dh1.1bn in the previous year; has been optimistic about the rebound in the aviation sector and the industry’s future outlook.
“Economies and companies that entered pandemic times in a strong position will be better placed to bounce back,” chairman and chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed said earlier this year.
“Together with Dubai’s undiminished ambitions to grow economic activity and build a city for the future; I am confident that Emirates … will recover and be stronger than before,” he added.