The Emirates Group welcomed over 105,000 new members of staff, increasing its workforce by 2 per cent.
This comes despite a 44 per cent decrease in profit across the whole group in the 2018-2019 financial year.
According to the report released on Thursday, Emirates Airline recorded a 6 per cent increase in revenue but a 69 per cent drop in profit.
Dnata, on the other hand, saw a 10 per cent increase in revenue with its international business accounting for 70 per cent of that.

Abu Dhabi partners with Boehringer Ingelheim to advance precision medicine
H.H. Sheikh Ahmed approves launch of business media platform
Saudi Aramco resumes oil loading at Ras Tanura after 4-month halt
Summer Davos ends with call to boost innovation and growth