{"id":5591,"date":"2022-06-05T06:22:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T06:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/?page_id=5591"},"modified":"2026-01-10T15:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:34:36","slug":"emirates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/10-biggest-airlines-in-mena\/emirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column 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\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 20px !important;padding-right : 20px !important;margin-right : 0%;padding-bottom : 20px !important;padding-left : 20px !important;margin-left : 0%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six title_text\" style=\"font-size:1.3em !important;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><h6 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;color:#777777;\">    <style type=\"text\/css\">\n      .parent_link:hover{\n        color:#777777;\n      }\n    <\/style>\n\n        <a class=\"parent_link\" style=\"color:#777777;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/10-biggest-airlines-in-mena\/\">10 Biggest Airlines In MENA<\/a>\n  <\/h6><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only 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(max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"rank_heading\">Chairman and CEO: Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum<\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category4\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><p><span class=\"rank_heading\">Date of Establishment: 1985<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><style 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