Emirates

[hay677]

My post was quite general and as applicable to bad airport management as unnecessary surgery.

Your post: " I think sites like this are peopled by enthusiasts who think they know any and everything about airlines and airports." seems quite general too, and not specific to computer glitches. A little less arrogant, eh Richard....

 

[hay677]

I emailed Emirates customer services yesterday morning about the disappearance of A380 from the timetable, with no reply so far - probably meaning there won't be one. If there is I'll post it here just for info, though it obviously doesn't matter any more!

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I read elsewhere, that there were 580 pax inbound on today's A380. A6-EOP being configured with 615 seats, gives a 94.3% LF .
This brings me to another point (or rather a question). It is often said that the evening Emirates service is the busiest of the three. Is this true for both the inbound and outbound flights?

Cheers

Kevin

 

[Ray Finkle]

Today's loads are even better and not just for EK

 

[ronnoc1k8]

What are they if you don't mind me asking

 

[Jerry]

How do you know what todays loads are like?

 

[nwoody2001]

Today's inbound was 600 pax ...a nice 98% LF

 

[ronnoc1k8]

I am still wondering how you can find the load factors. :?

 

[IanFarquharson]

ronnoc1k8 - they are not in the public domain !

 

[Jerry]

Guessing that means only airport and airline staff know!

 

[Ray Finkle]

On board A380 A6-EOX departing Birmingham on a lovely day

 

[Jerry]

Will have to fly on an A380 one day! Maybe from BHX. Had one pass right over me on the M25 landing at LHR yesterday,it was a brilliant sight!

 

[Ray Finkle]

Me too mate.

What surprises me is just how quiet it is for such a huge beast.

 

[BHXsupporter]

She's a beauty. In Oct. 2010 I had the pleasure of flying Sydney to Los Angeles on a Qantas A380 just a couple of weeks before the Qantas engine explosion and fan casing rupture (marvellously managed by them and a tribute to the A380's redundancy of controls). I was in business class upstairs and frankly if we hadn't been looking out the window we would not have known we were moving and take-off was only a change in cabin angle!

 

[hay677]

I emailed Emirates customer services yesterday morning about the disappearance of A380 from the timetable, with no reply so far - probably meaning there won't be one. If there is I'll post it here just for info, though it obviously doesn't matter any more!

Better late than never, here's this morning's reply:

Hello Ric,

Thanks for your kind email.

We've planned to operate EK 37 and EK38 from/to Birmingham with our Airbus 380 aircraft.
There'll be a change to the time of operation from 26th March 2017, though.

Do let me know if you have further questions.

Best regards,

Lucy Swathi
Customer Sales & Service Representative

 

[IanFarquharson]

EK41/42 is not operating at all in November !

EK39 had 603 pax inbound today !

Qatar 234 & 212 pax

 

[Brum X]

EK41/42 is not operating at all in November !

EK39 had 603 pax inbound today !

Qatar 234 & 212 pax

Do we know the reason for this flight not operating ? Are there issues at DXB ?? November normally isnt a bad month for people going east.

 

[JENNYJET]

Shuffling the fleet perhaps as a result of recent crash landing whilst awaiting next delivery?

 

[IanFarquharson]

BHX has to remember last November was: -

360 seat EK 77W
428 seat EK 77W
428 seat EK77W

0 Qatar

155 seat x 12 a week TK

256 x Daily AI

393/329 seat x 3 a week PK

This November

615 seat EK
428 seat EK

254 seat QR daily

329/393 seat PK 4 a week

256 seat AI 787

155 seat x 10 a week TK

Still loads of capacity

Westbound - 2 a week reduction in United Newark

 

[Brum X]

Are you suggesting Ian that our 3rd daily EK is on its way to being pulled ? Becouse the same can be said for Dec, Jan, Feb etc etc ?