PHOTOS: Belgrade Airport nighttime race

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Dubai-based Emirates airline has posted a $5.5 billion annual loss, its first in more than three decades, after the coronavirus pandemic devastated the aviation industry. The carrier said it received a capital injection of $3.1 billion from its owner, the government of Dubai, to help it survive the crisis. The Emirates group was "hit hard by the drop in demand for international air travel as countries closed their borders and imposed stringent travel restrictions", said Chairman and Chief Executive, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. "No one knows when the pandemic will be over, but we know recovery will be patchy", he said in a statement. The Middle East's largest carrier said that the fallout triggered a loss of 20.3 billion dirhams ($5.5 billion) over the financial year to March, after last year's 1.1 billion dirhams ($288 million) profit. The airline, which was forced to temporarily suspend scheduled operations last year, saw revenue fall 66% to $8.4 billion. Over the fiscal year Emirates carried 6.6 million passengers, down 88% from the same period in the previous year. "The Covid-19 pandemic continues to take a tremendous toll on human lives, communities, economies, and on the aviation and travel industry", Sheikh Ahmed said. "Economies and companies that entered pandemic times in a strong position, will be better placed to bounce back", he added. The last time the airline reported a loss was in the 1987-88 financial year, when it was starting up its operations. Like other major carriers, Emirates began announcing heavy layoffs when its fleet of A380 superjumbos and Boeing 777s was grounded. The Emirates Group's employee base - which includes ground-handling firm Dnata - was slashed by 30.8% to 75.145 employees. Before the virus hit, Emirates airline alone employed some 60.033 staff, including 4.300 pilots and nearly 22.000 cabin crew. The workforce has now shrunk to 40.801 staff. Emirates is currently flying to 157 destinations, almost its full travel network of 158 destinations in 85 countries before the pandemic.
Source: France 24

PHOTOS: Belgrade Airport nighttime race

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Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport played host to a night-time runway race early on Sunday morning, with 600 participants taking part. The BEG5KRunwayRun event began at 01.30 local time, following the departure of the last aircraft of the evening - an Aeroflot jet bound for Moscow. The race began near the de-icing platform at the airport, with participants then entering the runway. The track included three laps down part of the runway and the parallel taxiway. A Notice to Airmen was issued, indicating that the airport was closed for some three hours overnight as the race and subsequent security checks took place. The first to cross the finishing line was Nemanja Cerovac in eighteen minutes, while the first female to pass the finishing mark was Serbian middle-distance runner Amela Terzić.

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Anonymous14:44
I see they started from the de-icing platform. Did they use the deicing liquid in stead of water? :D
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Anonymous14:52
Wow what a nice event
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Anonymous16:32
OT, but talking about BEG and new runway and rail service to city. see link>
https://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1433056&page=66
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E16:40
Really cool event. Whose idea was this?
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JU520 BEGLAX21:08
Great pictures! Will be there next year with AC ZRH Manager
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Сергеј10:45
Nemanja finished race with time just over 16 minutes. Well done to everyone participated, and to the organizers!
Све најбоље!
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martin22:30
well done all great for airport to organise
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