DUBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Emirates Group posted on

Thursday a 13% rise in net profit to $2.9 billion in the

six-month period ended September, citing strong and sustained

travel demand across regions that boosted its airline's

business.

The Gulf carrier continues to rebound from the pandemic,

reinforcing Dubai's position as a global aviation hub.

"Global demand for air transport and travel services has

been buoyant, despite geo-political events and economic concerns

in some markets," Chairman and CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al

Maktoum said in a statement.

Emirates Group expects demand resilience to continue through

fiscal 2025-26 and plans to expand capacity as the airline takes

delivery of new Airbus A350 aircraft.

Additional growth will also come from new facilities at its

ground-handling subsidiary dnata, the company said.

Emirates airline, whose revenue rose 6% to $17.9 billion

from last year, received delivery of five new A350 aircraft in

the six-month period, while 23 aircraft including Airbus and

Boeing ( BA ) came online as part of the carrier's retrofit programme.