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Airline reports boom in first-class travel to UK from two countries
Emirates has reported a significant increase in first-class bookings to the UK from China (27 per cent) and India (17 per cent) in the first half of the year.
It comes alongside a 10 per cent rise in business class bookings from Australia.
The airline also anticipates a surge in Chinese visitors to regional UK airports like Glasgow and Newcastle, with projected increases of 18 per cent and 45 per cent respectively in the second half of 2025.
Emirates says this growth in affluent international visitors is driving economic growth within the UK.
The UK government aims to attract 50 million international visitors annually by 2030.
