Originally Posted by Monarch man

Absolutely nothing to do with this, it is purely down to the 380 not having the range or payload capability to operate these sectors unrestricted unlike the 200LR.
Bear in mind from an operational perspective that the 380 if full, even with a 100 seats blocked will generate more revenue than the 777, its unlikely however that it will generate as much profit and I suspect it will be used as a loss leader. it also means EK have more flexibility with crews given the amount of 777 pilots they are haemorrhaging at the moment, 26 Captains left for Korean last month along with 17 FO's all of whom resigned on the same day