RMTAviation wrote:Wow, I just realized that Etihad is over 10 times smaller than Emirates in terms of revenue!
I don't think they have the rights to fly to more cities.
Jump to postLooks like QR is adding 1 more daily flight in the morning to DXB starting from next Monday. At the same time FZ is adding an extra daily flight late in the evening. I'm sure this isn't public but I wonder what are the conditions of the agreement limiting the addition of more flights (and no, it is...
Jump to postQuite strange that they started reconfiguring a bulk of A380-861s leaving A6-EUR and EUT as the only two eligible A380s waiting for the reconfiguration. Also I've mentioned that it takes now almost twice a period for one reconfiguration to occur. Did they start losing their skills? I'd imagine its ...
Jump to postCobalt01 wrote:Considering loads were impressive on the Montreal route during S23, could we potentially see Emirates sending the A380 to Montreal for S24?
I still believe EK will order more A350s. They are just using their public comments to negotiate some guarantees from RR.
Jump to postThe old terminals were terrible. I remember at the time of EYs peak (2015 - 17), the terminals were way over capacity and the gates were so crowded (especially the gates where you had to take a bus to a remote stand). Considering AD is one of the richest cities in the region, the old airport was a l...
Jump to postWhere is EK even going to park all these planes they are ordering? DXB is pretty maxed out during the arrival and departure banks and now they have hundreds of new aircraft being delivered (+FZ orders) even though construction of DWC has not even started. Not sure what they are planning. Most of th...
Jump to postWhere is EK even going to park all these planes they are ordering? DXB is pretty maxed out during the arrival and departure banks and now they have hundreds of new aircraft being delivered (+FZ orders) even though construction of DWC has not even started. Not sure what they are planning.
Jump to postWow, I was certain EK would order more A350s... The order for the 778 is surprising considering they ordered the same amount 10 years ago and then cancelled them later.
Jump to postThe new terminal looks stunning! Finally, Abu Dhabi has an acceptable airport terminal.
Jump to postdo we know why emirates has not resumed doha yet? the blockade has been lifted for a few years now FZ is doing the job , plus QR lobbying for not allowing more flights between DXB & DOH. So odd that QR is lobbying against more flights. DXB used to be a far bigger market for QR than DOH ever was...
Jump to postIf YYZ was so much more lucrative than YUL, then why did QR launch YUL first and continues to serve YUL and not YYZ?
Jump to postMy issue with Etihad is that they no longer offer multiple departures to many EU cities or even the US. So their connections are limited. It doesn’t surprise me they have 10k unused seats to India. Btw India has plenty of unused seats to AUH as well which the UAE won’t let Indian carriers use for D...
Jump to postkevin wrote:Will EK operate a bus service to Ottawa? I know AF and KL are doing it and those buses are usually full whenever I see them. Seems like a good way to capture additional pax.
will they make it double daily in certain days of the week as the new bilateral allows more than 7 weekly. They would have announced it already. Plus, if they did that, they couldn't launch daily service to a second destination, which I fully expect to happen very soon. I think making double daily ...
Jump to postFunny how things change only when AC stops complianing... And then people say the government doesn't protect AC and their awful service... Anyways, not sure why it says the UAE carriers previously only had 14 weekly flights but EY flew 6x and EK only flew 5x weekly. There must be some capacity limit...
Jump to postYes, demand is increasing much faster than anticipated. They recently said they want to increase more services but do not have enough staff to do so. I think the successful Expo 2020 and O&D to Dubai is helping them as well.
Jump to post[If Canada did award more landing rights, perhaps the UAE should take note in that kindness with Canada always wins in the long run. [/quote] No it doesn't. The UAE is an example of that...for years it hosted a Canadian military base, housed 50,000 Canadians, was a large foreign investor in Canada, ...
Jump to postWhere are they gonna fit all these aircraft? DXB is already busy enough as it so not sure how they can just add another 200 aircraft to an already capacity-constrained airport.
Jump to postdeltatrav wrote:wow, thanks for KWI pic. gorgeous. Is target opening 2023?
Considering the vast majority of their A380's are not flying, they would be smart to start installing this product on their newer A380's that are just sitting idle.
Jump to postBeautiful scenes of LAX!
Never been to LAX before but is there always so much traffic? I know the airport has the highest O&D traffic in the world but that many cars getting into the airport looks crazy.
Didn't FZ fly to DAC as well in the past? I think I remember reading about it somewhere. Yes, up to twice a day with a full Y config of 189. And flights were full. Those slots were given to EK as they could fill a 777. Maybe they were not making money, the flight must have been over five hours, no?...
Jump to postAvgeek21 wrote:I’m expected the Emirates A350 numbers to double and reach 100+. Yes A339 negotiations are ongoing and we’ll wait and see what happens. Maybe let flydubai have the A339’s and EK concentrate on the BIG birds?
It’s a known market for them, which has high volume and must perform well. No guarantees that there is higher yields elsewhere. The reason they pulled the a380 is because of low yield Not necessarily low yield, just not the premium volumes that could fill 9F + 80J. Canada is just not the market for...
Jump to postEmirates DXB to Abu Dhabi is 5 times daily, not “hourly”. The highways are not 14 lanes, rather 4 lanes per direction. So, does this mean that traffic is heavy through out the day? If so, is there any intent to build another highway? Secondly, does the highway from DXB to AUH pass through DWC? Ther...
Jump to postI'm surprised EK doesn't use FZ more to launch these destinations with less demand.
Jump to postsabby wrote:I'm surprised DOH serves only 36 million passengers per year. The airport always seemed bigger to me and most of the time busy with lot of people. Then again I haven't been there outside of transit bank times.
A bit disappointing but sadly, when you lose 20% of your traffic, it's hard to make up for it.
BrooklyBOMgal wrote:Isn't Saudia Arabia planning to make Qatar an island?
The cost cutting is clearly evident. That meal does not look any bigger or better than the same meal I had on Etihad last year. Only difference now is the removal of the starter and butter/cheese.
Jump to postxwb777 wrote:Adel Al Redha Emirates EVP & COO: The carrier will receive the first B787 in 2023.
On highly competitive routes you need every edge you can get. The latest most comfortable aircraft can give you that edge. This is an interesting and sensible point. Though isn't somewhere like UK - UAE / Middle East considered competitive? Old 777-200 vs the A380s and A350s of the ME3 :? BA know w...
Jump to postSpaceshipDC10 wrote:
Interesting move: Taking CAA data for Dec 18/Jan 19/Feb 19 and pax movements between LON (LHR, LGW, STN) and each of DOH, AUH and DXB gives the following year on year movements: LON-DOH: Dec 18: +15%, Jan 19: +16%; Feb 19: +9% LON-AUH: Dec 18: +2%; Jan 19: +5%; Feb 19: (11)% LON-DXB: Dec 18; (8)%; ...
Jump to posthmmm, they can't even fill their existing 3x daily A380's. How do they expect to fill 5x daily? Especially with a shrinking network, this move doesn't make sense financially.
Jump to postWill avoid flying them on short haul flights from now on...
Jump to postSQ789 wrote:Half of EK's flight cancelled since April 16. To be resumed on June 1 or May 31.
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Jump to postThis news makes me feel sad. I loved the A380 and the aircraft has been instrumental in EK's success financially and for its brand awareness in the last decade. Also the fact that EK cancelled the A350 before (which was an order they revived steep discounts on as launch customers) and then now re-or...
Jump to postFinally some common sense at EY. Too bad the cancellation came so late after five A350's were already produced. Also strange that they are committing to a small B77X fleet.
Jump to postTo be fair, 3x weekly is pretty big deal for an airline like EK which prefers to serve the vast majority of their routes at least daily.
Jump to postI saw old links that STC retires by 2025, this will be a long transition. Related, I see EK has received the last 77W. Wow... End of a different era. https://gulfbusiness.com/video-dubais-emirates-receives-final-boeing-777-300er/ I'm not sure who is next. What I know is that the main competition is...
Jump to postHe's taken a back seat recently and isn't giving so many comments to the media as he used to. More recently, other senior executives including Sheikh Ahmed have been talking to the media. If I had to guess, I think Mueller will be his replacement.
Jump to postCRJ900 wrote:Does EK have many more 615-seat A388s on order? They must have 10-12 of them now... were 615-seaters a "test project" or does EK really need these high-capacity birds on many routes?
As someone who actually flys the thing, I can tell you that it is most definitely not “always full” in fact the lead up to Christmas this year has been a disaster in terms of loads and yields. There are far more knowledgeable posters on here who can explain the difference between load and yield, al...
Jump to postFinally more countries are introducing rules similar to the EU system. Good news!
Jump to postVery tight race for #2. Didn't know ORD was ahead so far this year but LAX should overtake it as ORD traffic decreases in the winter.
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