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Emirates aircraft cover 432 million kilometres across the globe in six months

This time lapse video shows some of the Emirates aircraft that have travelled over 432 million kilometres since January 2016. This is the equivalent of traversing the globe more than 10,700 times, reports Phil Blizzard in Dubai. A typical week sees the airline operating more than 3,600 flights, with over 96,000 flights operated in the first half of 2016. Emirates is the world’s largest international airline currently serving 154 destinations across 81 countries on six continents operating 252 aircraft.