Emirates

[GliderPilot]

Im sure word on the street about 6-7 months ago were plans for 2x A380 1x 773 daily. Wonder what happened

 

[Brum X]

Im sure word on the street about 6-7 months ago were plans for 2x A380 1x 773 daily. Wonder what happened

This is BHX, we should know better Glider

 

[Ray Finkle]

Im sure word on the street about 6-7 months ago were plans for 2x A380 1x 773 daily. Wonder what happened

It was planned to return over the summer months but with the issues they were having it didn't happen.

 

[GliderPilot]

This is BHX, we should know better Glider

Very very true. I must've slipped in to "if things went to plan" world again.

It was planned to return over the summer months but with the issues they were having it didn't happen.

yeah i've read a few articles over the past few months saying Emirates aren't doing as well

 

[nwoody2001]

Not helped that capacity at their only hub airport DXB is reduced by 42% for 6-8 weeks in April next year for runway resurfacing which will significant effect capacity on booking

 

[nwoody2001]

Just heard news in another forum that EK have cancelled their plans to replace the lunchtime 380 with a 777 ...the 2x daily 380s continue as planned!

 

[Brum X]

Just heard news in another forum that EK have cancelled their plans to replace the lunchtime 380 with a 777 ...the 2x daily 380s continue as planned!

On a negative note with this, not good for CL44 and his cargo business. He was looking forward to the return of a 777.

 

[CL44]

Hi Brum X. Yes I was looking forward to the flying warehouse coming back, but it seems not to be. I wonder i EK would consider a mix of 380 and 777 using the 777 on days whrn passenger bookings are light?

 

[Coathanger16]

Hi Brum X. Yes I was looking forward to the flying warehouse coming back, but it seems not to be. I wonder i EK would consider a mix of 380 and 777 using the 777 on days whrn passenger bookings are light?

How much of the cargo Emirates carries is destined for Dubai? Would a larger aircraft from Qatar help?

Certainly during the quieter months of the year an A380/B777 mix would still provide sufficient seats for passengers whilst allowing for cargo.

I also wondered if changing the lunchtime flight to a 777 could help the morning flight to be reinstated. 2x B777 and an A380 would provide about 20% more seats than 2x A380's. Having 2 A380 flights and then adding a 777 may provide too much capacity for the morning service to work (c. 35% more seats than now).

 

[mullion]

It` pax connecting thats the most important bit, if flight times are rubbish because they don`t connect you will lose pax to other operators

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Hi Brum X. Yes I was looking forward to the flying warehouse coming back, but it seems not to be. I wonder i EK would consider a mix of 380 and 777 using the 777 on days whrn passenger bookings are light?

There is a suggestion on another message board that Emirates are short of Boeing pilots.

A couple of weeks ago I posted this YouTube link in the Emirates Airlines thread. It's a recent interview with Sir Tim Clark, who is Emirates President and CEO. One of the issues touched on was the airline's shortfall in pilot numbers. This was acknowledged by Sir Tim but he said it was a short term issue and would be resolved by "October, November, December this year" I thought that was a slightly vague answer and it may well be that the matter is taking longer than Sir Tim suggested.

 

[CL44]

How much of the cargo Emirates carries is destined for Dubai? Would a larger aircraft from Qatar help?

Certainly during the quieter months of the year an A380/B777 mix would still provide sufficient seats for passengers whilst allowing for cargo.

I also wondered if changing the lunchtime flight to a 777 could help the morning flight to be reinstated. 2x B777 and an A380 would provide about 20% more seats than 2x A380's. Having 2 A380 flights and then adding a 777 may provide too much capacity for the morning service to work (c. 35% more seats than now).

I would guess that about 80% of the cargo would be for on carriage from DXB. I only know what my company send not what everyone else does.

With regards to QR putting a bigger aircraft in while this might assist bear in mind the limitations in place around the Middle East eith regards to their services. For anything to Africa or the Far East then yes it could help.

I cannot see the third flight coming back as it stands unless EK consider a 787 option. Which to be fair would suit cargo agents just as well as a 777 option.

 

[Matt995]

November 2018 has seen 6 new visits by the A388, A6-EDA, A6-EDC, A6-EDN, A6-EOC, A6-EUF, A6-EUT all make their first appearances at BHX

I believe we have now seen 82 out of the 106 Emirates A380s, not bad for an airport our size!

 

[Matt995]

just checked again and 2 more first vists this month, A6-EEK on the 27th, and A6-EEO on the 28th, so 84 different airframes out of 106!

 

[Coathanger16]

How many of Emirates A380's are 2 class?

Has BHX ever had a 3 class A380?

 

[hishaq96]

just checked again and 2 more first vists this month, A6-EEK on the 27th, and A6-EEO on the 28th, so 84 different airframes out of 106!

Wow, how is it possible to check which aircraft regestrations are going to be on future flights?

 

[Ianbutty]

November 2018 has seen 6 new visits by the A388, A6-EDA, A6-EDC, A6-EDN, A6-EOC, A6-EUF, A6-EUT all make their first appearances at BHX

I believe we have now seen 82 out of the 106 Emirates A380s, not bad for an airport our size!

Wish they would all come at once.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Has BHX ever had a 3 class A380?

We've seen quite a few.

They are usually used during the quieter periods with F blocked off giving less seats than the higher density two class layout.

 

[Matt995]

I find the following website quite useful http://theeksource.com/ regarding Emirate news, however the seat maps are very out of date, for better seat map information I tend to use https://www.airfleets.net/ should give you a heads up as to which aircraft are 2 class, I believe they have at least 15

 

[IanFarquharson]

BHX has now had about 85 different EK388s