Emirates W12 Operation Changes
As per 30JUN12 GDS timetable and inventory display, latest changes to Emirates Winter 2012/13 operation as follows:
Dubai Beirut eff 28OCT12 Service increases from 14 to 18 weekly
Dubai Dammam eff 28OCT12 Service increases from 7 to 10 weekly
Dubai Dar es Salaam eff 01FEB13 2-class 777-300ER replaces A340-500, no First Class service (Previously to start from 01MAR13)
Dubai Hong Kong 28OCT12 31JAN13 2nd Daily service, EK382/383, operates with A340-300 instead of 777-300ER
Dubai Larnaca Malta
01OCT12 31JAN13 Airbus A340-300 replaces A330-200
eff 01FEB13 Boeing 777-200 replaces A340-300
Dubai Riyadh eff 28OCT12 Service increases from 17 to 21 weekly
Dubai Rome eff 01OCT12 Planned introduction of 3rd daily service, EK099/100, is cancelled
Previously reported changes:
Dubai Cape Town eff 01DEC12 2nd Daily EK772/773 service resumes (suspended from 01SEP12 to 30NOV12)
Dubai Colombo Singapore eff 01DEC12 2-class Boeing 777-300ER replaces 3-class 777-300
Dubai Copenhagen eff 01OCT12 Boeing 777-300ER with Suites replaces -200
Dubai Frankfurt eff 01OCT12 EK043/044 Boeing 777-300ER with Suites replaces A330-200
Dubai Glasgow eff 01JAN13 EK025/026 Boeing 777-300ER with First Class Suite replaces Airbus A340-300
Dubai Ho Chi Minh eff 28OCT12 2-class Boeing 777-300ER replaces A330-200
Dubai Hyderabad eff 01MAR13 EK526/527 operates with A340-500, replaces -300
Dubai Istanbul eff 01JAN13 EK123/124 2-class Boeing 777-300ER replaces -200, 4 weekly
Dubai Johannesburg eff 01DEC12 Airbus A380 service resumes on EK761/762
Dubai Lisbon eff 01FEB13 Boeing 777-300ER replaces -200ER
Dubai London Gatwick eff 28OCT12 EK011/012 3-class Boeing 777-300ER with First Class replaces -200ER
Dubai London Heathrow eff 01FEB13 EK029/030 operates with A380, replaces 777-300ER (Overall A380 operates 4 of 5 daily LHR flights)
Dubai Lusaka Harare eff 01OCT12 Service increases from 5 weekly to daily, A330-200 operating
Dubai Melbourne Auckland eff 01OCT12 Airbus A380 operates Daily, replacing Boeing 777-300ER
Dubai Moscow Domodeodovo eff 01MAR13 EK133/134 Boeing 777-300ER replaces A340-500 (Overall 2 daily 777-300ER)
Dubai New York JFK eff 01JAN13 2 Daily A380 service, replaces 1 daily each of A380 and 777-300ER
Dubai Nice eff 01SEP12 Airbus A340-500 replaces -300. This previously to start from 28OCT12
Dubai Paris CDG eff 28OCT12 Increases from 18 to 19 weekly
Dubai St. Petersburg eff 01DEC12 Daily Airbus A340-500 operation, replacing 6 weekly A340-300 and 1 weekly -500
Dubai Tunis eff 01DEC12 3-class Boeing 777-300ER replaces A340-500. Loss of First Class Suite service
Dubai Venice Airbus A340-500 gradually replacing A340-300
eff 31DEC12 EK135/136 A340-500 replaces -300 on Day 246
eff 02JAN13 EK137/138 A340-500 replaces -300 on Day 357
eff 04MAR13 Airbus A340-500 replaces -300 on all 2 daily flights
source: airlineroute