Emirates

[Ianbutty]

Sunday & Monday the A388 has averaged 576 pax or 94% LF
Roll on the third service returning

Third A388 or return of the 777?

As for 50 mins: I had to wait 20 mins at Alicante for a A219 with only 7...yes...7 bags in the hold! It would have taken them a week if they had a A380 visit.

 

[Coathanger16]

Perhaps something to consider when talking about the return of the morning service:

https://www.businesstraveller.com/b...-southern-runway-close-45-days-upgrade-works/

It doesn't happen for over a year and even then only for 6-7 weeks, but if the morning service has returned by then I'd expect it to go for this...

 

[nbdm]

Perhaps something to consider when talking about the return of the morning service:

https://www.businesstraveller.com/b...-southern-runway-close-45-days-upgrade-works/

It doesn't happen for over a year and even then only for 6-7 weeks, but if the morning service has returned by then I'd expect it to go for this...

I thought they closed the runway just a couple of years ago for a similar thing and diverted some stuff to DWC.
Seems to be quite soon since last time, not sure what the usual interval is though.

 

[Coathanger16]

I thought they closed the runway just a couple of years ago for a similar thing and diverted some stuff to DWC.
Seems to be quite soon since last time, not sure what the usual interval is though.

They closed the "north" runway for the same thing in 2014. Now it's the "south" runways turn. The article says that DWC will be available for the duration of the works, but also that airlines will have to reduce their schedules.

 

[nbdm]

They closed the "north" runway for the same thing in 2014. Now it's the "south" runways turn. The article says that DWC will be available for the duration of the works, but also that airlines will have to reduce their schedules.

Ok that makes sense now.

Just checked Wikipedia and it says both were done in 2014 so it must be incorrect
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_International_Airport#Runways

 

[Seasider]

I watched a program on Quest a month ago, which was produced in 2014, and they resurfaced both the North and South runways.

 

[58terminus]

I watched a program on Quest a month ago, which was produced in 2014, and they resurfaced both the North and South runways.

Maybe they were resurfaced by Amey? In which case they have done well to get 4 years out of them.

 

[BHXsupporter]

Interesting information on use of the 2-class 615 Emirates A380 configuration with some BHX stats:

http://pages.cdn.pagesuite.com/e/3/e34511bb-9ea2-48dc-8d6a-4dcb1724e3d2/page.pdf

 

[IanFarquharson]

The loads of the last week or so have been fantastic probably averaging 575+ every flight but it was Easter !
The 3rd flight reinstatment must be a case of when not if !

 

[A330]

I am flying EK37 on Saturday and the seat map shows 1 seat available on the lower deck and 7 on the upper deck. That's just for Economy class.

A couple of days ago when trying to change to Friday it showed zero availability. It does appear the two flights run very close to capacity during peak times...

 

[aviatorconcorde]

Did see an airliners.net post BHX had seen its traffic decrease 3 or 4 pc for both Qatar and Emirates for Jan Feb 2017 compared to Jan Feb 2018.

 

[nwoody2001]

Well that’s a given...

BHX EK JAN’18 -9%
BHX EK FEB’18 -12%

...not bad when you think that capacity is down -16% on last year as we had 3x daily!

 

[GliderPilot]

Its incredible how replacing the triple daily 777 service with a double daily service of the worlds largest passenger aircraft is actually a reduction in capacity. In my opinion anyway

 

[nwoody2001]

1x A380 + 2x B77W = 2,930 seats daily

2x A380 = 2,460 seats daily

A reduction of 470 seats daily or -16%

 

[Ianbutty]

1x A380 + 2x B77W = 2,930 seats daily

2x A380 = 2,460 seats daily

A reduction of 470 seats daily or -16%

So if the actual reduction is 12% then emirates are justified in the change to two A380s. Any reduction is based on loads and not capacity. Questions are how much of that reduction is due to the loss of the 3rd flight - I.e. timing, and whether those travellers who would have used the 3rd flight still travel to the UK albeit to another airport?

 

[Ray Finkle]

Emirates will reduce from 14 weekly to 11 weekly in April due to the runway maintenance in Dubai.

LHR, LGW, MAN and GLA all lose a daily flight and EDI, STN and NCL go from daily to 4x weekly so we haven't come off too badly for once.

 

[Deleted member 8277]

May have to dust off my B777 approval for the winter

 

[IanFarquharson]

May have to dust off my B777 approval for the winter

?? give us a clue !

 

[58terminus]

?? give us a clue !

Ironic or what?

 

[Scottie Dog]

Presumably the return of the 777 for a limited period of time on one of the services?