Emirates Wishlist for 2018 (incl Route Rumours)
Jan 8, 2018, 2:01 am
#61
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,611
EK can't take over easily, as there is a restriction on capacity between DXB and India which is primarily being enforced and kept down by the Indian authorities, the UAE would gladly to to 100k seats a week or month or whatever the timeframe is (65k right now, roughly, IIRC). So to send one additional 77W to India from EK would require two 737s from FZ to be dropped
Jan 8, 2018, 11:25 pm
#62
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: DXB, CCU
Programs: EK Platinum, QR Platinum
Posts: 131
EK can't take over easily, as there is a restriction on capacity between DXB and India which is primarily being enforced and kept down by the Indian authorities, the UAE would gladly to to 100k seats a week or month or whatever the timeframe is (65k right now, roughly, IIRC). So to send one additional 77W to India from EK would require two 737s from FZ to be dropped
Even if EK didn't easily takeover, FZ would be better off opening new monopoly routes that should be reasonable yield e.g. PNQ, GOI etc so the combined network is more robust.
Anyway am sure the EK bigwigs are looking closely :-)
Feb 14, 2018, 10:46 am
#63
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Germany
Posts: 616
As flydubai will launch Kinshasa I doubt we will see it by EK anytime soon.
https://news.flydubai.com/kinshasa-j...ork-in-africa#
https://news.flydubai.com/kinshasa-j...ork-in-africa#
Feb 14, 2018, 11:43 am
#64
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 844
As flydubai will launch Kinshasa I doubt we will see it by EK anytime soon.
https://news.flydubai.com/kinshasa-j...ork-in-africa#
https://news.flydubai.com/kinshasa-j...ork-in-africa#
Mar 1, 2018, 1:06 am
#65
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,095
I was told EK will boost ZAG high season with an additional three to five extra rotations. FlyDubai has already announced the launch of a Dubrovnik service this summer.
Mar 13, 2018, 11:49 pm
#66
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,095
Fomento autoriza a Emirates la ruta Dubái-Barcelona-México
A local Mexican newspaper has published EK have permission to fly Dubai-Mexico City via Barcelona. Let's see if this long awaited route is realized.
A local Mexican newspaper has published EK have permission to fly Dubai-Mexico City via Barcelona. Let's see if this long awaited route is realized.
Mar 14, 2018, 1:12 am
#67
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,611
Fomento autoriza a Emirates la ruta Dubái-Barcelona-México
A local Mexican newspaper has published EK have permission to fly Dubai-Mexico City via Barcelona. Let's see if this long awaited route is realized.
A local Mexican newspaper has published EK have permission to fly Dubai-Mexico City via Barcelona. Let's see if this long awaited route is realized.
Mar 14, 2018, 3:03 am
#68
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 844
Fomento autoriza a Emirates la ruta Dubái-Barcelona-México
A local Mexican newspaper has published EK have permission to fly Dubai-Mexico City via Barcelona. Let's see if this long awaited route is realized.
A local Mexican newspaper has published EK have permission to fly Dubai-Mexico City via Barcelona. Let's see if this long awaited route is realized.
Seems that they beat QR to it.
Mar 15, 2018, 12:38 am
#69
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 197
I heard at the airport yesterday that Glasgow is preparing for A380, apparently they are working on the runway at night and it'll all be ready by September
Mar 18, 2018, 11:06 am
#70
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 552
Fomento autoriza a Emirates la ruta Dubái-Barcelona-México
A local Mexican newspaper has published EK have permission to fly Dubai-Mexico City via Barcelona. Let's see if this long awaited route is realized.
A local Mexican newspaper has published EK have permission to fly Dubai-Mexico City via Barcelona. Let's see if this long awaited route is realized.
Mar 18, 2018, 11:41 am
#71
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Mar 18, 2018, 12:29 pm
#73
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
I'm sure EK could fill a non-stop daily, limited options to travel one-stop from MEX to a lot of Asia and Africa and the Middle East
Mar 18, 2018, 12:48 pm
#74
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 844
And Europe/Spain very well connected too with MEX.
Even if the route materializes, I doubt it will be sustainable.
Mar 19, 2018, 11:23 pm
#75
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,095
Portal de Turismo Internacional
An article in Panama states the president saying EK could start a Dubai-Panama City service in the second half of 2018 with a possible Bogota tag on.
An article in Panama states the president saying EK could start a Dubai-Panama City service in the second half of 2018 with a possible Bogota tag on.