Aircraft rotation
#1
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Aircraft rotation
Hi all,
my next trip on EK is getting closer and closer. How does EK schedule their air craft ? Any idea wich A388 is schedule for EK 435 ex BNE April 30 ? Noticed the latest A388 arrived in BNE today so am hoping same air craft will be back in 10 days time.
Cheers from Brisbane,
pswissoz
my next trip on EK is getting closer and closer. How does EK schedule their air craft ? Any idea wich A388 is schedule for EK 435 ex BNE April 30 ? Noticed the latest A388 arrived in BNE today so am hoping same air craft will be back in 10 days time.
Cheers from Brisbane,
pswissoz
#2
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
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Hi all,
my next trip on EK is getting closer and closer. How does EK schedule their air craft ? Any idea wich A388 is schedule for EK 435 ex BNE April 30 ? Noticed the latest A388 arrived in BNE today so am hoping same air craft will be back in 10 days time.
Cheers from Brisbane,
pswissoz
my next trip on EK is getting closer and closer. How does EK schedule their air craft ? Any idea wich A388 is schedule for EK 435 ex BNE April 30 ? Noticed the latest A388 arrived in BNE today so am hoping same air craft will be back in 10 days time.
Cheers from Brisbane,
pswissoz
#3
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Cheers from Brisbane,
pswissoz
#4
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I am sure they have their a/c schedules worked out in advance but its not shared publicly. So, the best way right now would be to check the incoming a/c from DXB.
#5
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Last minute swaps with EK are pretty common, even at the turnaround in AKL. So you can't be certain about the rego until AKL-BNE departs.
#7
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It doesn't seem so - the only guarantees are for operational reasons, e.g. for ULH routes to the US, ULH configured planes are required with crew rests, which are mostly all the new series A380s with the newer controller types.
#8
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Not really. Even on a premium sector like DXB-JFK (F/J full almost daily on all flights), I still had the old A380 on both my onward (203) and return (208).
#9
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Cheers from Brisbane,
pswissoz
#10
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Sorry to disappoint you further pswissoz, but according to EK Source, the flight seems to be operated predominantly by the old a/c. Here is wishing that they put one of the new a/c on the day you are flying
http://www.theeksource.com/flighttracker.html
http://www.theeksource.com/flighttracker.html
#11
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Sorry to disappoint you further pswissoz, but according to EK Source, the flight seems to be operated predominantly by the old a/c. Here is wishing that they put one of the new a/c on the day you are flying
http://www.theeksource.com/flighttracker.html
http://www.theeksource.com/flighttracker.html
Will be my first time flying on EK BNE-DXB-HAM after my last 7-10 trips in the last years were always QF/AY BNE-SIN-HEL-HAM.
Cheers from Brisbane,
pswissoz
#12
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Hi there pswissoz, I know we all tend to have different priorities when travelling, so this may or may not be relevant to you : after many years of Emirates experience (albeit not as many as some here .....), my thoughts are always about the type of crew I'll find onboard, rather than the exact variation of equipment type !!
For me, it's the crew - over and above everything else - that determines the 'quality' of a flight.
And on Emirates, I think it's fair to say that the crew can be anywhere within a range encompassing the exceptionally good to the distinctly average........
PS. very much doubt there will be any difference in the ICE or seats across A380 variants, but others will confirm.
For me, it's the crew - over and above everything else - that determines the 'quality' of a flight.
And on Emirates, I think it's fair to say that the crew can be anywhere within a range encompassing the exceptionally good to the distinctly average........
PS. very much doubt there will be any difference in the ICE or seats across A380 variants, but others will confirm.
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#15
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Older models have the eX2 system and older hardware: still functional, but still noticeably slower than the newest systems. Also in Y, the screen size is I think 11.1''.