Emirates could restore US capacity within 6 to 9 months

Emirates president Tim Clark said Thursday he hopes that the airline will restore capacity to the US in 6 to 9 months after some flights were dropped earlier this year. "Demand for travel is still fairly strong, and I'm hoping that in the next 6 to 9 months that we will restore our capacity to what it was," Clark said at an industry conference. Emirates started cutting frequencies on 5 US routes from May, blaming a drop in demand on travel restrictions imposed by US president Donald Trump's administration. Clark said in June that demand to cities where Emirates had cut capacity had started to improve. <br/>