(FILES) An Emirates aircraft is parked after landing at the Cape Town International airport after flying from Dubai, in Cape Town on October 1, 2020. The UAE's Emirates Group said on November 5, 2026 that profit in the first half of the financial year fell 66 percent year-on-year, as the regional war and high fuel costs hit aviation. Half-year profit before tax stood at 4.1 billion AED ($1.1 billion), the group said in a statement. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP via Getty Images)