I guess they have wait for A380 delivery. I think they will gets 3 A380 to be delivery sometime in September & 3 A380 will delivery sometime in October.

Emirates increasing Lusaka and Harare to daily from October 1st. Good to hear the route is doing well!

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/emira...we-463482.html

43,000 passengers since 1st February.

u1st February o 2th June: 147 days
5 days per week: 105 flights (oneway) - 210 both ways

43000/210: 205 passengers per flight (A332 with 237 seats) - load factor of 86%

Well, not bad at all. Look good! I'm glad they are doing extremely very well. Maybe EK will increasing from 5x weekly to daily. It will becomes go for year-round long.

Please fly to Botswana - either Gabarone or Maun.

On its way

Yipee .......... Thanks!!!

When it start? On which the specific date is that?

From Emirates.com:


Emirates to fly A380 twice daily to New York JFK

DUBAI, U.A.E., 27th June 2012: Emirates is to further boost its fast-growing US network with the start of a second daily A380 service to New York JFK.

From 1st January 2013, EK203 from Dubai to JFK, and its return sector EK204, will become A380 flights, offering an increased capacity of almost 1,000 additional seats in both directions every week. The service is currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER.

“Emirates is experiencing very high demand for its New York flights and the start of a daily A380 service to JFK will enable us to offer more choice for our customers to benefit from the Emirates A380 experience,” said Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice President of Passenger Sales Worldwide. “Given the popularity of this giant aircraft, known for its quietness, spaciousness and award-winning on-board product, we are confident that this news will be well-received by our customers travelling to 17 destinations in the Middle East, 21 African destinations including major hubs in east Africa, 20 destinations in the Far East and Australasia and 10 destinations in India.”

“We have continued to invest in our services by increasing our capacity to build on the resurgent demand for air travel within the United States and we are seeing this strategy pay dividends. Further investment in our hub, with the planned opening of the world’s first dedicated A380 concourse will coincide with the second JFK A380 service,” continued Mr Antinori.

Spread over two decks, the remarkably quiet aircraft provides 399 seats in Economy Class, 76 flat beds in Business Class and 14 First Class Private Suites – next to two Onboard Shower Spas. Available to all premium class passengers on the upper deck is a popular Onboard Lounge, offering space to unwind, enjoy a drink and socialise with fellow passengers.

Amongst its 175 aircraft in operation, Emirates has the world’s largest fleet of A380s with 21 which currently serve Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow, Manchester, Munich, New York JFK, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney and Toronto. Tokyo and Amsterdam will join the A380 network in July and August respectively.

Winner of over 500 international awards, Emirates’ unique service offering includes complimentary chauffeur-driven airport transfers for premium customers and an inflight entertainment system featuring over 1,200 channels of new release Hollywood movies, TV, music and games.

The Emirates Lounge at JFK Airport was named one of the Top Airport Lounges in North America by Frommer’s Travel Guides in 2011. The lounge, which is available to First Class and Business Class customers as well as Skywards Gold members, offers a spacious and luxurious seating area, a selection of fine food and beverages to suit any palate, shower facilities, complimentary massages and a fully-equipped Business Centre with independent work stations and complimentary broadband and wireless internet access.

Customers travelling to and from the United States can also benefit from Emirates’ partnerships with Jet Blue, American Airlines, Virgin America and Alaska Airlines. Passengers connecting to or from Emirates’ U.S. flights from these airlines will enjoy a range of benefits, including one-stop check in and checked through baggage.

From 1st January 2013, Flight EK203 will be operated by an A380 aircraft departing Dubai (DXB) at 02:00hrs, arriving New York (JFK) at 07:20hrs the same day. EK204 departs JFK at 1040, arriving Dubai at 08:10hrs the following day.
So far in 2012, Emirates has launched two new U.S. gateways - Dallas/Fort Worth and Seattle. Flights to Washington Dulles International Airport will start on 12th September.

Emirates’ network currently encompasses 123 cities globally. So far this year, the airline has started services to Dublin, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Dallas/Fort Worth, Seattle, Lusaka, Harare and Ho Chi Minh City. Flights to Barcelona and Lisbon will join the Emirates’ network on July 3rd and July 9th respectively, while flights to Erbil, Iraq will start on 12th August.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/p...mic-group?bn=1

A little off topic but still very important when it comes to EK opening up the Canadian network.

Canadians are starting to realize what needs to be done if they want to be, and stay a global player. I'm sure the Canadian government will be a little more welcoming when it comes to trade with the UAE in the future. Sooner, or later they will come to terms with what needs to be done if they wish to be a concrete trading partner with the developing world.

We just might see a daily YYZ soon, if not a double daily. :)

Seems like EK have shelved plan (or at least they have delayed it) to introduce 3rd FCO flight eff from 01OCT.

All flight have been zeroedout. :confused:

Wow! Very nice...I'm glad to hear that. They will continued to bring more capacity growth. Let's step forward to start more A380 service.

Another indication that C3 will be open around the end of this year. This was also hinted at in the Building Progress thread yesterday.

Brilliant :D I think this is worth repositioning for.

Singapore Airlines takes on Emirates in Adelaide
 

June 28, 2012 – 9:50 am, by Ben Sandilands


It speaks loudly about the failure of Qantas act competitively on overseas routes that Singapore Airlines has today moved to reassert its lead over Emirates as Australia’s largest foreign flag carrier in confirming its plans for a large expansion of its flights between Adelaide and its Changi Airport hub for connections to the rest of the world.

In a statement, which trails its own leaks to the media by several days, it tabulates its Australian operations as follows.


Singapore Airlines is Australia’s largest foreign carrier and will operate 105 weekly services, as of 2 July, from the following cities:

Adelaide – ten flights weekly operated with Airbus A330 aircraft
Brisbane – three flights daily with Airbus A330 aircraft
Melbourne – three flights daily with Airbus A380/Boeing 777-300ER/Boeing 777-300 aircraft
Perth – three flights daily with Airbus A330/Boeing 777-200/Boeing 777-300 aircraft
Sydney – four flights daily with Airbus A380/Airbus A330/Boeing 777-300 aircraft
Darwin – four flights weekly with Airbus A319/Airbus A320 aircraft, operated by SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines

In 2012, Singapore Airlines celebrates 45 years of service to Australia and the fifth anniversary of the first A380 flight, as well as further capacity increases by growing from 95 weekly services to 112 by the end of the year.
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This is not about Qantas. It is about Singapore Airport versus Dubai Airport, following the public musing by Emirates about nothing more than the possibility it might put a daily 777 into Adelaide operations.

It remains to be seen whether Singapore Airlines succeeds in intimidating Emirates into staying out of Adelaide. I wouldn’t bet on this proving to be the case.
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalk...s-in-adelaide/


So when does EK begin flights to ADL?? :D