Emirates is the largest airline and one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being nearby Etihad). Based in Garhoud, Dubai, the airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the government of Dubai’s Investment Corporation of Dubai.

Emirates is the world’s fourth-largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometres flown, and the second-largest in terms of freight tonne kilometres flown.

Year ended	Passengers flown (thousand)	Cargo carried (thousand tonnes)	Turnover (AEDm)	Expenditure (AEDm)	Net profit(+)/loss(-) (AEDm)
31 March 1998	3,683.4	200.1	4,089.	3,826.7	(+)262.413
31 March 1999	4,252.7	214.2	4,442.9	4,130.2	(+)312.959
31 March 2000	4,775.4	269.9	5,113.8	4,812.9	(+)300.900
31 March 2001	5,719	335	6,359	5,693	(+)666
31 March 2002	6,765	401	7,137	6,511	(+)626
31 March 2003	8,503	525	9,514	8,513	(+)1,001
31 March 2004	10,441	660	13,116	11,368	(+)1,749
31 March 2005	12,529	838	17,909	15,290	(+)2,619
31 March 2006	14,498	1,019	22,658	20,006	(+)2,652
31 March 2007	17,544	1,156	29,173	25,834	(+)3,339
31 March 2008	21,229	1,282	38,810	34,359	(+)4,451
31 March 2009	22,731	1,408	43,266	40,988	(+)2,278
31 March 2010	27,454	1,580	43,455	39,890	(+)3,565
31 March 2011	31,422	1,767	54,231	48,788	(+)5,443
31 March 2012	33,981	1,796	62,287	60,474	(+)1,813
31 March 2013	39,391	2,086	73,113	70,274	(+)2,839
31 March 2014	44,537	2,250	82,636	79,382	(+)3,254
31 March 2015	49,292	2,377	88,819	82,926	(+)5,893
31 March 2016	51,853	2,509	85,044	76,714	(+)8,330
31 March 2017	56,076	2,577	85,083	82,648	(+)2,435
31 March 2018	58,485	2,623	92,322	88,236	(+)4,086
31 March 2019	58,601	2,659	97,907	95,260	(+)2,647
31 March 2020​	56,162	2,389	91,972	85,564	(+)6,408