EK215 to Los Angeles supported by over 70 vaccinated frontline team members across the operational spectrum. Close to 26,000 of Emirates Group’s frontline aviation workforce already vaccinated with two doses
Honoring its commitment to the health and safety of its employees and customers, Emirates today has become among the first airlines in the world to operate a flight with fully vaccinated frontline teams servicing customers at every touchpoint of the travel journey.
Yesterday morning, the full airport and onboard customer experience for flight EK215, which departed Dubai at 8:30 AM for Los Angeles, was safely supported by check-in, security, Business, and First Class lounge and boarding gate employees, as well as engineers, pilots, and cabin crew who made the choice to be fully vaccinated.
Also supporting the flight’s operations were fully vaccinated aircraft appearance, loading and special handling teams from dnata, as well as SkyCargo teams working on the cargo and logistics requirements for EK215.
The Emirates Group rolled out its vaccination drive at a pace just over a month ago, and since then, close to 26,000, or 44%, of the Group’s UAE frontline aviation workforce, have received both doses of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Sinopharm vaccines.
“Our operational workforce are at the aviation frontline, helping people get to where they need to be, and moving essential goods to global communities. We would like to thank the UAE’s leadership for making three types of vaccines available in the country, and for their proactive commitment to championing an extensive National Vaccination Programme,” said Adel Al Redha, Chief Operating Officer, Emirates Airline.
Nearly 5,000 Cabin and Flight Deck Crew have opted to receive both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. In addition, thousands more Emirates Group employees in other roles have taken their COVID-19 vaccine through the company’s clinics and vaccination centers, while others have opted to take their vaccine at one of the many vaccination centers across the UAE.
“At the outset of the pandemic, Emirates implemented robust safety measures to protect and prioritize the safety of our customers and employees at all stages of the travel journey, and with the rapid progress of our own vaccination program and high rates of take-up, more of our flights will soon be operating with fully vaccinated frontline employees.
