The COVID-19 pandemic hit airlines particularly hard, but the Emirates airline has recovered thus far in its current fiscal year (FY) (Emirates Group, Simple Flying). The question will be suspended on 31 March 2023 and the outcome determined using data reported in Emirates Group's (the airline's parent company) annual report for FY 2022-23, expected in the late spring of 2023 (Emirates Group). Emirate Group's FY 2022-23 runs from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. For FY 2021-22, Emirates airline reported revenue of AED 59,180 million (Emirates Group - 2021-22 Annual Report, see "Revenue and other operating income" on page 179). "AED" are Dirhams, the national currency of the UAE.

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The question closed "Yes" with a closing date of 1 April 2023.

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