Emirates777 when is the first set of 2011 new routes going to get announced? I'm still hoping for kbp + led+mia+ord coming on stream this year, (maybe the others like adl or nan:p :)

on the topic of the Canada (Air Canada) U.A.E. spat.

there's an interesting point in the article.

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/201...canada-110113/

"Meanwhile, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff renewed his call to Harper to repair relations with the U.A.E.

"We need to get relations with this strategic ally in the Middle East back on track," Ignatieff said in a statement Thursday.

Ignatieff noted that 200 Canadian companies operate in the U.A.E., while Alberta, Nova Scotia and Ontario have led trade missions to the country.

The U.A.E. is Canada's 12th largest investor at $4.4 billion."

"noir" what does Ignatieff's statement mean? is it a hidden point that if the Canucks throw out the Harper Govt at the next elections May 2, that the Liberals will repair the UAE relations and give Emirates and Etihad some more slots? or irregardless of any electoral result, the Canadian Govt should improve "somehow" the bitter war of words?

An update to the 2011/12 operating plan provided below. More interesting developments ahead, stay tuned...

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Emirates777


Frequency increases


Effective 28 March 2011

EK705/706 DXB-SEZ-DXB increases from 5x weekly to 6x weekly. Additional frequency on Friday operated by A340-500

Effective 01 April 2011

EK707/708 DXB-SEZ-DXB increases from 2x weekly to 4x weekly. Additional frequencies on Monday and Wednesday operated by A340-500

As a result SEZ increases from Daily to 10x weekly


Aircraft changes

Effective 27 March 2011

EK302/303 DXB-PVG-DXB upgrades from B777-300ER to A380-800 - *Subject to Government approal*


Effective 01 January 2012

EK139/140 DXB-PRG-DXB upgrades from A330-200 (2-class) to B777-300 (3-class). First class now offered on this route.


Effective 01 February 2012

EK061/062 DXB-HAM-DXB upgrades from B777-200ER to B777-300ER (Suites)

EK751/752 DXB-CMN-DXB upgrades from A340-500 to B777-300ER (Suites)

EK787/788 DXB-ACC-ABJ-ACC-DXB upgrades from A340-300 to A340-500

EK719/720 DXB-NBO-DXB upgrades from A330-200 to A340-300

New route announcements should happen over the next few weeks/months. A couple of the names you mentioned could be announced.

As an aside, there will be more interesting developments towards the back end of 2011 and throughout 2012 and beyond as the pace of new aircraft deliveries picks up.

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Emirates777

Do you have any specific new routes from DXB-USA lately? I haven't hear a rumors from EK recently. If you found out any more new nonstop from DXB-ATL/IAD/ORD/MIA/DFW. If EK will brings more aircraft to come online sometimes in 2011/12. How many EK has already previously orders the 777-300ER? What about EK will have reconsider to orders more A777-200LR? I believe EK has very successful for DXB-IAH/LAX/SFO. I wasn't sure if EK will deployed on operated A380-800 out of DXB-SFO nonstop due to weight restrictions. The A380 has increased more payload restricted. Maybe EK will have planned to expanding more A380 service for next few years later once more A380 will come online. I knows EK will expected 3 more A380 is delivered in 3rd & 4th quarters 2011. However, EK will accepted 12 or 13 A380 is expecting to deliveries in 2012. EK could have upgrade from 77W to A380 out of DXB-LAX/SFO.

What about EK is still planned to gets double daily on A380 service for DXB-JFK-DXB? How is loads doing so far? Is the economy is improves enough? It will continued to recovery the economy. I would certainly agree if EK will very successful for DXB-JFK-DXB and also, why EK hasn't becomes daily nonstop from DXB-YYZ? I thought the loads is doing extremely very well. It was always oversold for everyday. Can EK will have stepped it up more frequencies from DXB-YYZ?

EK has been asking the Canadian government for additional flights for years now however the Canadian government will not allow the UAE any more flights to YYZ. The UAE are allowed to operate 6 weekly flights to YYZ, 3 are operated by EY, 3 are operated by EK.

Brazil?
 

There is a rumour afloat here in Brazil that Ek will start an additional frequency to GRU and/or GIG. Grateful for any info

343 to 345 is actually a capacity DOWNGRADE by 9 seats per flight (12/42/213 versus 12/42/204).

Correct -- small capacity downgrade in Y but a product upgrade - partic. ICE on the IFE and Suites in F.

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Emirates777

New destination: Copenhagen (CPH)
 

Emirates will commence daily flights to Copenhagen (CPH), Denmark, effective 1 August 2011. Flights will be operated using a 3-class A330-200. Details below:

EK151 DEP DXB 0830 ARR CPH 1310
EK152 DEP CPH 1455 ARR DXB 2315

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Emirates777

Copenhagen.. here we come!!!
 

Emirates will launch our first-ever passenger service into Scandinavia with daily, non-stop flights to Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, on 1st August.

After Basra and Geneva, Copenhagen will be our third destination in 2011. On our route network, the city will mark our 112th international and 27th European destination, while Denmark will become the 67th country.

Elche 571

Finally CPH. After almost 6 years of the first launch (that didnt materialise)

- EK to start BSR ^
- EK to start GVA ^
- EK will announce another european destination (hint: one tha has been in the offing for long) ^ CPH

Spot on EK380, and great news, it saves me a trainride to Hamburg :p

CPH may upgrade to the B777-200ER effective 1 Feb 2012. Will get back with confirmation.

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Emirates777

"16 new aircraft joining the fleet"!!!
I guess 4 A380 and 12 77W ??.....great news!!!