Emirates’ one-of-a-kind flight EK2021 has made a journey across the different emirates to celebrate the United Arab Emirates’ progress in vaccinating its citizens and residents from Covid-19.

A national vaccination programme that has administered close to nine million vaccines doses to date.

With close to 400 fully vaccinated customers onboard, the flight illustrates confidence and undiminished excitement for air travel.

EK2021 was also supported by fully vaccinated teams across the aviation eco-system, from onboard crew to ground staff, demonstrating the readiness of the aviation eco-system to support the safe rebound of air travel.

Onboard EK2021 was a group of senior officials from key aviation and health sector entities hosted by Emirates.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chief executive, Emirates Airline & Group said: “The UAE’s rapid pace and progress in vaccinating our population is a testament of our leadership’s vision and commitment to safeguard our communities, and manage the pandemic by adopting the appropriate measures to protect both nationals and residents.

“Today’s flight is a showcase of the combined efforts and dedication of all stakeholders in supporting the vaccination programme, and the implementation of protocols in the past 12 months to ensure a safe travel journey, stimulate passenger traffic and set the groundwork for the ramp up of air travel in the near future.

“Emirates continues to support the national vaccination programme and we are pleased with the progress made within the group in vaccinating our employees.”