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blackmamba Mar 20, 2012 12:31 pm


Originally Posted by WouldLoveToFlyFirst (Post 18237924)
Expanding crew is hardly difficult. We are not talking about a difficult job here - serve some drinks and some food.

wow why don't you say that to a FA's face. I'd love to see how puffed up your face gets.

yanny baba Mar 20, 2012 12:37 pm

Did someone say expanding crew....

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Descending Mar 20, 2012 12:40 pm


Originally Posted by WouldLoveToFlyFirst (Post 18237924)
Expanding crew is hardly difficult. We are not talking about a difficult job here - serve some drinks and some food.

If thats all that my job entailed then yes it would be very easy. Truthfully, its not that easy. I better leave my comment at that ....

razMJ Mar 20, 2012 12:43 pm

I'm just wondering, there has to eventually be a limit to expansion. What's going to happen when EK can't expand any more?

KU104 Mar 20, 2012 2:23 pm


Originally Posted by razMJ (Post 18238207)
I'm just wondering, there has to eventually be a limit to expansion. What's going to happen when EK can't expand any more?

Emirates Galactic?

blackmamba Mar 20, 2012 2:54 pm


Originally Posted by KU104 (Post 18239017)
Emirates Galactic?

Get instant gold status on Skyrewards with one RT from DXB-Mars. Not bad. Not bad at all.

ung1 Mar 20, 2012 11:50 pm


Originally Posted by blackmamba (Post 18239269)

Originally Posted by KU104 (Post 18239017)
Emirates Galactic?

Get instant gold status on Skyrewards with one RT from DXB-Mars. Not bad. Not bad at all.

You can get instant Gold on many of tr existing routes. It had better e instant iO, unless we're looking at another devaluation in miles!!

Purdey Mar 21, 2012 4:29 am

Blackmamba, Dubai World owns the new Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas City Center ::p

DYKWIA Mar 21, 2012 6:44 am


Originally Posted by blackmamba (Post 18206451)
the airline is virtually an unknown in this side of the world (unless you're one of the few Americans who actually watches "football" and is an Arsenal fan).

The majority of people I speak to in the US are well aware of Emirates. EK seem to have a great reputation - it's just that most Americans don't really consider Dubai or the Middle East as a tourist destination.

Routes to the far east are hard to justify as it's a heck of a long way round.

So, people would like to fly EK, but there is nowhere they'd like to go :)

The Indian people I've worked with over there all try and use EK where possible when travelling home.

Face81 Mar 21, 2012 7:25 am


Originally Posted by DYKWIA (Post 18243322)
The majority of people I speak to in the US are well aware of Emirates. EK seem to have a great reputation - it's just that most Americans don't really consider Dubai or the Middle East as a tourist destination.

Routes to the far east are hard to justify as it's a heck of a long way round.

So, people would like to fly EK, but there is nowhere they'd like to go :)

The Indian people I've worked with over there all try and use EK where possible when travelling home.

Just wait till Ek starts their trans pacific flights via the US ;)

KU104 Mar 21, 2012 10:56 am


Originally Posted by ung1 (Post 18242221)
You can get instant Gold on many of tr existing routes. It had better e instant iO, unless we're looking at another devaluation in miles!!

I'd say it should be better than iO if I'm flying Mars return. Something along the lines of keeping the cabin empty for me in Y! :D

razMJ Mar 21, 2012 12:01 pm


Originally Posted by Face81 (Post 18243527)
Just wait till Ek starts their trans pacific flights via the US ;)

Maybe BKK-LAX to replace TG's route?

CommittedLurker Mar 22, 2012 11:18 pm


Originally Posted by DYKWIA (Post 18243322)
The majority of people I speak to in the US are well aware of Emirates. EK seem to have a great reputation - it's just that most Americans don't really consider Dubai or the Middle East as a tourist destination.

Routes to the far east are hard to justify as it's a heck of a long way round.

So, people would like to fly EK, but there is nowhere they'd like to go :)

The Indian people I've worked with over there all try and use EK where possible when travelling home.

A good summary. Also, there is a not so small segment of the US population (just like in all nationalities) who prefer to fly on US carriers, given the choice.

rowanparker Mar 23, 2012 4:08 am


Originally Posted by Face81 (Post 18243527)
Just wait till Ek starts their trans pacific flights via the US ;)

I'm patiently waiting!

SYD > LAX
SYD > SFO

or even better

SYD > YVR (cold day in hell I presume)

lax.sea.jnu Mar 23, 2012 6:22 am


Originally Posted by rowanparker (Post 18256140)
I'm patiently waiting!

SYD > LAX
SYD > SFO

or even better

SYD > YVR (cold day in hell I presume)

With SYD > LAX, EK could get feed from SEA, YVR, PDX, MEX, and DCA via AS. Who knows, if the SEA-DXB route begins to really succeed and develop a customer base, EK could be the first one on SYD > SEA route, which I think besides HKG is one of the only viable unserved long-houl markets left in SEA.


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