Top-tier United Arab Emirates (UAE) airline Emirates has reportedly disclosed details related to its plan for Bitcoin (BTC) payments implementation and NFT trading release via its web page. 

Specifically, Emirates chief operating officer, Adel Ahmed Al-Redha, reportedly revealed the Dubai-based airline plan during a media discussion taking place at the Arabian Travel Market. 

Per Al-Redha, Emirates is reportedly looking to welcome fresh talents to its team. who will spend the majority of their efforts in different blockchain-associated initiatives, nominally crypto payments, blockchain tracking, metaverse, and NFTs.

Al-Redha, the airline is having plans down its pipeline to utilize blockchain as a tool for holding aircraft records. 

The airline executive additionally disclosed details of the firm’s consideration for utilizing the metaverse to transform different aspects of its processes, nominally operations, training, website sales, and other airline-associated experiences into the digital world.

The airline’s chief operating officer shares a belief that the development will amplify the interactiveness of the processes. 

Besides these developments, Al-Redha additionally referred to another update regarding the airline sector bouncing back gradually, visible via the increasing number of travelers coming in. 

To widen the scope of its reach, the company is reportedly looking to embrace new technologies such as a Bitcoin payment service and NFT collectibles to be traded.

Airports and airlines throughout the world have been spending efforts on the research of measures for the integration of blockchain-powered technologies and crypto payments. 

In February last year, Air France reportedly forged an alliance with a few organizations to develop a blockchain-powered solution that aims to complete the verifications of COVID-19 test results.