DUBAI UAE, 22 January 2024: Emirates is celebrating the new year and the imminent arrival of its new fleet of Airbus A350s with a global cabin crew recruitment drive with a difference. 

The 5,000 new joiners will ensure the airline’s commitment to offering the world’s best inflight experience maintains a steady course.

The recruitment drive is designed primarily for those who will soon or have recently stepped into the world of work. The airline is inviting fresh graduates with internships or part-time jobs on their résumés, those with a year or so of hospitality or customer service experience, and individuals keen to embark on an exciting career travelling the globe. The recruits will be a part of the world’s largest international airline and one of the most iconic brands; plus, they will learn hospitality and life skills from the best trainers in the business.

What’s more, they will travel the world across more than 140 cities in 76 countries and enjoy the entire gamut of benefits working as Emirates’ cabin crew. Click here for the eligibility criteria.

Recruitment drive

In 2024, Emirates’ recruitment team will host open days and assessments in more than 460 cities across six continents, reflecting the span of the airline’s network and the diversity of its cabin crew team while flying the flag for living and working in dynamic Dubai.

In 2023, Emirates hired a staggering 8,000 cabin crew and held recruitment events in 353 cities as the airline ramped up its services during the pandemic. In August 2023, the airline’s cabin crew numbers crossed the 20,000 milestone and are now 21,500 strong.

Fleet and network expansion

The new cabin crew recruitment drive comes as Emirates begins to take delivery of its eagerly anticipated A350s from mid-year and the Boeing 777-Xs starting in 2025. The airline has 65 A350s and a mix of 205 777-9s and 777-8s in its order book. The new aircraft will expand the airline’s reach and provide flexibility to add new routes to its network.

Training and life skills

All new cabin crew recruits undergo an intense eight weeks of training in delivering the highest standards of hospitality, safety and service that Emirates’ customers have come to expect over the years. Trained in Emirates’ state-of-the-art facility in Dubai, cabin crew learn invaluable transferable skills that include a knack for communication, initiative and leadership qualities. They develop the ability to work effectively in a multicultural team, focusing on staying mentally strong and calm under pressure, becoming bastions of hospitality, providing exceptional service, and acting as ambassadors for an iconic brand. Cabin crew also have access to the latest training programmes and LinkedIn courses.

Cabin crew community

Emirates’ multicultural cabin crew team hails from more than 140 nationalities and speaks 130 languages, so customers can always expect to converse with a warm, friendly voice in their language. Crew form lifelong friendships and close-knit bonds within the community, fostering better teamwork, a common sense of purpose and a shared service philosophy.

Cabin crew members experience excellent career progression, including upgrading to higher cabin classes and becoming cabin supervisors, pursers, or trainers. Today, the airline has 1,180 pursers who have climbed the career ladder after completing exacting training and assessments. The crew also have the opportunity to apply for internal vacancies throughout the Emirates Group.

The cabin crew’s life

Emirates’ cabin crew lead a cosmopolitan lifestyle in vibrant Dubai, living with 200 nationalities in a city renowned for its hotels, restaurants, food scene, leisure activities, and being one of the safest in the world.

Emirates’ cabin crew enjoy a competitive, tax-free salary and flying pay, eligibility for profit share, hotel stays and layover expenses, concessional travel and cargo, annual leave, annual leave ticket, furnished accommodation, transportation to and from work, excellent medical, life and dental insurance coverage, laundry services and other benefits. Friends and family enjoy deeply discounted flight tickets, and travelling with their loved ones creates lasting memories for the crew.

For aspiring cabin crew, the opportunity to join Emirates is one click or one open day away. Check out www.emiratesgroupcareers.com/cabin-crew regularly for details and open-day schedules in your city or country.

DUBAI, UAE, 18 January 2024: As many people dedicate the first month of a new year to resolutions, new goals, travel plans and a renewed commitment to a healthier lifestyle, Emirates shares some top tips on how to ‘fly better’ in 2024, with wellness at the forefront.

Minimise stress using technology

Travelling can be stressful for some, but it’s also easier than ever, with technology offering customers more control over their journey. Download the Emirates app to have a range of information and services at your fingertips – you can book and change flights, check-in online and choose seats, download a digital boarding pass for most destinations, get notifications about your flight, check what meals will be served, pre-order your hot meal in Business Class, book a chauffeur drive service and even pre-select and plan movies to watch via ice inflight entertainment.

Keep your hand luggage light

Emirates offers a generous luggage allowance for all customers, dependent on route and fare type, ranging from 20kg to 50kg for checked baggage. However, if you overpack your hand luggage, you risk suffering from neck or shoulder pain after carrying a heavy bag through international airports. Take care while lifting bags into the overhead luggage compartments onboard, and take a tip from Emirates Cabin Crew, who employ the manual handling skills of bending knees while lifting to protect their back from injury. Keep your hand luggage to a minimum for maximum comfort while travelling.

Tune into happiness and wellbeing content on ice

With customer wellbeing as a priority, Emirates ice provides a dedicated area for happiness and wellbeing content onboard. Nature relaxation series invites audiences to slow down on soothing, majestic journeys to natural paradises. At the same time, an array of explorative documentaries discover ways to live life to the fullest and fulfil your potential. Emirates ice also offers guided meditations and specially curated relaxation playlists.

Stretch

Emirates is renowned for providing customers with generous legroom in all classes. Economy class customers can relax on spacious reclining seats, while Premium Economy customers will experience seats that recline with a six-way adjustable headrest and calf and leg rest for personalised comfort. Business class seats recline to a lie-flat bed with a complimentary mattress and pillow on many flights, while first-class customers will sleep soundly in their private suites. To stay refreshed during and after a long flight, performing simple in‑seat exercises every few hours can benefit customers in all classes. Emirates recommends specific exercises such as foot circling, knee presses, shoulder circles and neck stretches, which are explained in the in‑flight magazine and on the Emirates website. Even these small and regular exercises can help blood flow and mobility when on a long flight.

Enjoy Emirates’ nutritious, locally sourced food

Serving more than 110 million meals across the Emirates network each year, Emirates dishes are nutritious and delicious across all classes. Emirates’ master chefs design multi-course menus to highlight seasonal products and celebrate locally sourced ingredients. Emirates uses the freshest ingredients for authentic, regionally inspired meals, with many artisan suppliers providing high-quality ingredients and produce, like Bateel dates from the UAE, Monte Vibiano olive oil from Italy, Yarra Valley feta cheese from Australia and fresh salads and herbs from Bustanica, the Emirates-owned world’s largest vertical farm.

Drink Dilmah tea to aid digestion

Emirates partners exclusively with Dilmah Tea, a renowned Sri Lankan tea company that explains healthy, natural teas can aid digestion significantly after a meal. Black or green tea aids digestion, reduces cholesterol, and improves gut health. Dilmah tea also contains powerful antioxidants rich in protective plant compounds and may reduce the risk of cancers and aid cardiovascular health. Tea contains some caffeine and the amino acid L-theanine, which relaxes the mind while enhancing mental alertness, focus, and concentration. Tea has less caffeine than coffee, providing a more moderate and sustained energy boost without causing jitteriness, ideal for passengers travelling through time zones. Chamomile Herb Infusion contains a natural antioxidant that enhances sleep quality and can support passengers who need to sleep on long-haul journeys.

Hydrate

Hydration is the key to comfort when flying, and drinking water before, during, and after a flight is the best way to care for your body while travelling. The quality of the drinking water onboard Emirates is regularly monitored, and it is safe and healthy for consumption. Water tanks, equipment used for transportation and supply lines provide perfectly potable water through regular disinfection, maintenance, and audits. Emirates Cabin Crew can provide cups of water to customers, or you can refill your own water bottle onboard. First and business-class customers will be offered freshly pressed fruit and vegetable juice onboard, too. Many Emirates frequent flyers supplement their hydration with soluble oral rehydration tablets – an electrolyte mix recommended for travel, available to purchase onboard through EmiratesRed.

Replenish skin moisture

Flying is the perfect time to treat your skin to some extra hydration, whether with your own favourite product or some complementary, world-class products from Emirates like Swedish skincare range Byredo in First Class, Bulgari skincare and lip balm in First and Business Class, and additional organic skincare and hand creams from Voya in First and Business Class bathrooms and A380 Shower Spa– the acclaimed natural brand from Ireland. Customers can experience a rich moisturiser from The White Company in economy-class bathrooms. If you forget to pack your own skincare, EmiratesRed offers a wide range of cult favourites from Kiehls, Clinique, Dr Levy, Clarins, Shiseido and La Merto purchase onboard. You can even purchase a Payot Hydra 24+ Travel Set for just USD29, featuring a moisturiser and eye cream.

Breathe mindfully

Emirates’ modern aircraft fleet provides excellent levels of ventilation. The air change rate in the aircraft cabin has been proven to be better than that of office buildings and trains, comparable to hospital operating theatres. All Emirates flights are non‑smoking, so airborne pollutants are far lower than on most city streets or buildings. Fresh air is constantly added to recycled air through very fine HEPA filters that remove 99.997% of all dust, viruses, fungi and bacteria, so Emirates customers can breathe deeply knowing the air is clean and safe, as shown in this video. Popular deep breathing exercises like ‘box breathing’, where you inhale for four seconds, hold for four seconds, exhale for four seconds and hold for four seconds, can help customers induce a deeper state of relaxation. Regular travellers will know that the air in all aircraft has low humidity, which can sometimes cause mild drying of the skin, nose, throat, or eyes. Some frequent travellers recommend using a nasal spray to hydrate the nasal passages before flying, hydrating eye drops and removing contact lenses for additional comfort.

Maintain good hygiene

It is important to maintain good hygiene while travelling to stay healthy. Customers can rest assured that their journey with Emirates is of the highest hygiene standards, as all Emirates aircraft are cleaned after each trip. Complimentary comfort items like blankets, headphones, cutlery, and amenities are always presented to passengers in hygienically sealed packaging. Each aircraft lavatory is equipped with sanitising soap and hand washing instructions, disposable tissues for drying hands, and disposable toilet seat covers for extra hygiene. First-class customers travelling on an A380 can also take advantage of the onboard shower spa and refresh with a temperature-controlled shower and spa area with a vanity unit, wash basin, changing area and toilet, a hairdryer, full-length mirror, heated flooring, leather seating and exotic flowers to create a relaxed ambience.

Treat yourself to a massage

One of the best ways to relax before or after travel is to enjoy a massage, which helps loosen stiff muscles, release toxins and rehydrate the skin. The Timeless Spa is in the First and Business Class Lounges of Terminal 3, Dubai International Airport (DXB). It offers a range of treatments and beauty therapies tailored to customer preferences using luxury Babor products. In the First Class Lounge, a selection of spa treatments are complimentary for customers.
For flight and booking information, visit www.emirates.com.