Although the aviation industry and tourism industry are facing unprecedented challenges, Emirates still makes profits for 2 1 year in a row. Affected by the record high oil price and the global economic crisis in the first half of last year, the Group's net profit this fiscal year was 65.438+49 billion dirhams (US$ 406 million), which was 72% lower than the 5.3 billion dirhams (US$ 65.438+45 billion) in the same period last year (as of March 2009). At the same time, the Group's total revenue was 46.3 billion dirhams (US$ 65.438+0.26 billion), an increase of 654.38+00.4% compared with 465.438+0.9 billion dirhams (US$ 65.438+0.438+0.4 billion) in the same period last year, marking the sustainable development of the Group's business. The group's cash flow remained good, at 8.7 billion dirhams (US$ 2.4 billion), compared with 654.38+04 billion dirhams (US$ 3.8 billion) last year. This cash situation was realized after the group bought new aircraft, invested in the construction of Twin Towers Hotel and new staff quarters, paid dividends to company owners and invested heavily in upgrading products and services, including investing millions of dollars to build exclusive lounges for Emirates in the entire route network and renovating the internal facilities of its modern fleet. In fiscal year 2008-09, the group contributed about 58.8 billion dirhams (US$ 654.38+0.6 billion) to the UAE economy. H. H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Allermark, Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airlines and the Group, said: "We have been making profits for 265,438+0 years in a row. Although it has dropped by 72% compared with the unprecedented high profit record last year, the performance of the Group this year shows its flexibility in difficult times in this downturn. This fiscal year, while strictly controlling costs, the company continued to invest in strengthening its operational strength in technology, product innovation and customer service. In the first six months of the last fiscal year, as the fuel price soared to a record high of 65,438+047 USD (540 dirhams), the global economic weakness led to a decrease in customer demand, and then the depreciation of the USD against other major currencies and other unfavorable factors led to the Group's profitability and net profit rate dropping to 3.3% compared with 65,438+03.2% in the same period last year. Fuel cost is still the largest expenditure of the company's operating costs for five consecutive years, and its proportion has increased from 32.9% last year to 36.2%, reaching a new high. His Royal Highness Amde said, "No one can predict the impact of the global financial crisis. Emirates has been trying to maintain flexibility and responsiveness in a complex and ever-changing economic environment to survive this downturn. " "We will meet the challenge with firm determination, higher efficiency and industry-leading innovative spirit. In fiscal year 2008-09, Emirates made two landmark achievements: firstly, it received the first A380 aircraft, which marked a new era of environmental protection flight, and Denada made outstanding contributions to improving ground management procedures to operate this advanced aircraft; Secondly, we witnessed the successful opening of the newly completed Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport, which is a modern terminal exclusively owned by Emirates Airlines. Denada is responsible for supervising the operation of the apron and managing the advanced baggage system. " He added: "As we enter the new fiscal year, there will be no turning point in the future. Although the price of fuel has dropped, the demand for business class and first class in many markets is still low. After fully estimating the global economic situation and its challenges to our business, I still believe that Emirates will continue to achieve satisfactory results in the coming year. " "Our development plan remains unchanged. Last year, we stood the test, achieved ideal results, maintained our award-winning service level, and did not lay off employees in the face of unpredictable market prospects. Emirates Airlines, Denada and other subsidiaries of UAE Group will continue to make steady progress. His Highness Amde also reiterated Emirates' plan to continue to receive 18 new aircraft in the next fiscal year, saying, "We will promote the expansion of fleet size and route network. With a solid business foundation and a good business record, we have sufficient financial resources to support the development of the company. In fact, so far, most of the aircraft planned to be received next year have been funded. " Emirates' total revenue in Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 this fiscal year reached 44.2 billion dirhams (US$ 654.38+0.2 billion), an increase of 9.9% over the previous fiscal year's 40.2 billion dirhams (US$ 654.38+0.095 billion). The company's profit was 982 million dirhams (US$ 268 million), which was 80.4% lower than last year's profit of 5 billion dirhams (US$ 65.438+US$ 37 million). In fiscal year 2008-09, Emirates added four Airbus A380 aircraft, 10 Boeing 777-300ER extended range aircraft and six Boeing 777-200 lr aircraft to its passenger aircraft fleet. By the end of this fiscal year, Emirates had 65,438+032 aircraft, including 8 all-cargo planes. With an average age of 64 months, Emirates is one of the youngest commercial fleets in the sky. By the end of this fiscal year, excluding the priority aircraft orders, Emirates has a total of 1, 6 1 aircraft orders worth $52 billion. This fiscal year, Emirates has successively opened four new passenger destinations around the world-Coetzee Cote (formerly known as Kallikat), Guangzhou, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and increased the flight frequency in the market with great demand. When the number of passengers increased by 13.4%, the company's occupancy rate was still as high as 75.8%. The overall transportation flow (including passenger and freight) increased by 7.7% to158.79 million ton-km, and the overall carrying capacity increased by 10.5% to 243.97 million ton-km. Compared with 236 Phil (64.4 cents) in fiscal year 2007-08, the production capacity reached 256 Phil (69.8 cents) ton-kilometer revenue (RTKM), with an increase of 8.4%, slightly higher than the 8.2% increase in unit cost affected by high oil prices and operating expenses. These increases will help to reduce the guaranteed passenger load rate from 64. 1% last year to 63.9%. Emirates continues to strive to improve the quality of its air and ground products and services. Emirates Airlines has renovated the seats in the first class, business class and economy class of its traditional Boeing 777, and equipped the third cabin with an ice (Information, Communication and Entertainment) system that can watch more than 1000 channels. In terms of ground service, with the completion and opening of Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport, the airport service of Emirates has developed by leaps and bounds. At JFK International Airport in new york, Emirates has customized an aerial covered bridge for passengers, connecting the Emirates lounge and the aircraft cabin. In addition, Emirates has opened exclusive lounges in Beijing, Dü sseldorf, Johannesburg, Mumbai and Zurich airports, expanding the number of lounges to 20, and another 3 are under preparation. Skywards, the Emirates frequent flyer flight program, welcomed its 4 millionth member in this fiscal year. At present, a new registered member joins every 4 1 second on average. The official website of Emirates Airlines and e-commerce portals Www.emirates.com and www.emirates.cn (Chinese) have been converted into mobile version format, so that passengers can easily log in, book air tickets and change their itinerary anytime and anywhere using mobile communication devices. Although the oil price soared in the first half of last year and the global economic recession had a serious impact on the world trade and logistics freight pattern, SkyCargo, the air freight department of UAE, still performed well. The goods delivered by SkyCargo increased by 9.8% compared with last year's 6.5438+0.3 million tons, reaching 6.5438+0.4 million tons, and the total revenue reached 7.7 billion dirhams (US$ 265.438 billion), an increase of 65.438+0.4% compared with last year's 6.7 billion dirhams (US$ 65.438 billion+0.8 billion). The revenue of freight department accounts for 19% of the total revenue of Emirates airlines. At the end of this fiscal year, SkyCargo's cargo department received its first 777 all-cargo plane, bringing the total cargo fleet to eight, including seven 747F and a brand-new 777F all-cargo plane. Including the cargo belly of passenger flights, the cargo department of SkyCargo of Emirates used 132 planes to fly to 99 cities on six continents. The revenue of Emirates' aviation destinations and leisure management departments in this fiscal year is 654.38+04 billion dirhams (US$ 373 million), which is the same as last year in the global economic downturn. UAE Holidays and Arabian Adventures served more than 349,000 guests in this fiscal year, while Arabian Adventures also received 267,000 tourists to Dubai, and the International Conference Solutions Service Department organized several major global summits on behalf of the World Tourism and Travel Council, the World Economic Forum and the Dubai government. Wohlgang Valley Resort Hotel, which is built by UAE Hotels and Resorts Department in Nanshan, Australia, will officially open on June 5438+ 10, 2009, and Cap Ternay Resort Hotel in Seychelles will officially open on June 201-12. Compared with last year's 2.67 billion dirhams (US$ 727 million), Dnata's revenue increased by 22% to 3.25 billion dirhams (US$ 886 million). Last year, Denada's profit increased by 66.4% to 507 million dirhams (65.438+38 million US dollars), although it had to face the challenge of trial operation after its business volume increased. Denada still occupies an important position in the growth of the Group, serving 244,554,380+06,000 aircraft (up 2.3%), 37 million passengers (up 5.7%) and 627,350 tons of cargo (down 0.8%). In fiscal year 2008-09, Denada continued to expand its international airport ground service business, and its service map has now extended to 65,438+07 airports in 7 countries. Denada has successfully built the online freight service port-CALOGI, which provides the most comprehensive integrated solution in the freight industry at present, and it is also the largest and most convenient system to support the electronic freight system of the International Air Transport Association. Denada Travel Service Company opened its 50th store in 2008, and last year was its 50th year of operation. The Department also cooperated with Ya Dun Travel Agency to open the first Afghan one-stop tourist shop in Kabul. Denada also acquired a 23% stake in Hogg Robinson Group Travel Company last year. After the opening of the new store in Dubai, the sales of UAE Business Travel Service Group increased by 14%. In the past five years, Denada has grown steadily with a compound revenue growth rate of 10%. Looking ahead, Denada hopes to continue to maintain single-digit overall revenue growth in the next two years. In close cooperation with Whitbread Plc, Emirates Airlines Group has opened 65 Costa coffee shops in the UAE, making it the country with the largest number of Costa coffee shops outside the UK. The first Premier Inn jointly established by them in Dubai opened in April 2008, the second opened in May 2009, and the third is expected to be completed in June 2009 165438+ 10. As of March 3, 2009, the Group and its subsidiaries had 48,246 employees from 145 countries. In the previous 65,438+02 months, the group received more than 250,000 resumes from all over the world and employed more than 7,000 employees. 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