Emirates New Routes and Changes 2014
Mar 1, 2014, 2:22 am
#166
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Basically due to the duty hours, the crew need to have a layover in Tripoli. Since Tripoli is not a safe destination and has been issued Travel Warnings against all but essential travel to Libya, the flight is routed via Malta for the time being, and the crew layover in MLA. On the return sector a new set of crew board in MLA and operate MLA-TIP-DXB.
Mar 1, 2014, 2:27 am
#167
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EK721/EK722 DXB-NBO will switch from daily A345 to B773
eff 01 JUN 2014
DXB-WAW will switch from daily A332 to daily B772 and further to daily B773 from 01 OCT and to daily B77W from 26 OCT
eff 01 OCT 2014
EK424/425 DXB-PER will switch from daily B77W to daily B77L
eff 26 OCT 2014
DXB-KBP will switch from daily A345 to daily A332 and further to daily A343 from 01 DEC 2014
eff 01 DEC 2014
DXB-HKT will switch from daily A343 to daily B77W
...maybe more changes in the system
Last edited by EK77W; Mar 1, 2014 at 3:01 am
Mar 1, 2014, 2:34 am
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Mar 4, 2014, 7:48 pm
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DXB-JFK-MEX cannot pickup passengers for the JFK-MEX leg due to Mexico-U.S. bilateral agreement. Its fairly strict - Two carriers from each nation on business/VFR routes (MEX, GDL, MLM) and three on the tourist routes (CUN PVR etc). There's no way in hell a gulf carrier gets traffic rights on it at this time.
Mar 4, 2014, 10:16 pm
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Mar 5, 2014, 12:31 am
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DXB-JFK-MEX cannot pickup passengers for the JFK-MEX leg due to Mexico-U.S. bilateral agreement. Its fairly strict - Two carriers from each nation on business/VFR routes (MEX, GDL, MLM) and three on the tourist routes (CUN PVR etc). There's no way in hell a gulf carrier gets traffic rights on it at this time.
Mar 5, 2014, 5:46 pm
#173
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As ridiculous as the routing is they could fly the route assuming it meets any EU-Mexico arrangement and any UAE-Mexico agreement. EK just cannot carry passengers solely between US-Mexico.
It would be similar to the set up Qantas has flying SYD-LAX-JFK. They cannot carry people between LAX and JFK.
Mar 7, 2014, 12:17 am
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It still seems unlikely though. The route is still operated by a 77L, so a 388 would be a 'double-upgauge', so to speak. Plus trunk Indian routes have come in sideways on the 388 wait-list for this year (the Hyderabad airshow next week would be a well-timed announcement), so they're not going to have the luxury of many spare airframes.
Mar 9, 2014, 11:13 am
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Mar 11, 2014, 8:13 am
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Mar 11, 2014, 8:34 am
#180
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Emirates may fly A380 to Boston.
UAE-based airline starts 8th US destination from Monday.
http://www.emirates247.com/business/...03-11-1.541096
UAE-based airline starts 8th US destination from Monday.
http://www.emirates247.com/business/...03-11-1.541096