Feb 28, 2020, 1:40 pm
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Latest Updates On The Emirates Website for COVID-19 Can Be Found Using The Following Link:
https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/...tes.aspx/#3515
Updated Thursday 12th March 2020
IATA - Latest Travel News
https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/int...pub=autodetect
Flights have been suspended to the following destinations (as of 12 March 2020)
Americas
Rebooking and Refunds:
As detailed in the travel advisory using the Emirates link above
Dedicated Coronavirus Forum On FT
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/coronavirus-travel-773/
https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/...tes.aspx/#3515
Updated Thursday 12th March 2020
IATA - Latest Travel News
https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/int...pub=autodetect
Flights have been suspended to the following destinations (as of 12 March 2020)
Americas
- Fort Lauderdale: 13 to 31 March
- New York JFK – Milan: 11 March to 03 April
- New York EWR – Athens: 13 March to 31 March
- Venice: From 12 March - 03 April
- Milan: From 13 March – 03 April
- Bologna: From 13 March – 03 April
- Rome: From 14 March – 03 April
- Warsaw: From 15 March - 28 March
- Turkey (IST/SAW): From 17 March - 31 March
- Guangzhou: From 05 February until further notice
- Shanghai: From 05 February until further notice
- Bangkok - Hong Kong: From 9 March – 31 March
- Taipei: From 16 March until further notice
- Kuwait: From 14 March to 31 March
- Tehran: From 26 February until further notice
- Beirut: From 17 March to 31 March
- Cairo: From 19 March to 31 March
- Iraq: From 17 March to 31 March
- Amman: From 17 March to 31 March
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: From 09 March until further notice (except special flights from 12-15 March)
- Casablanca: From 16 March - 31 March
- Sialkot andPeshawar (Pakistan): From 15 March to 31 March, flights to/from Sialkot will be re-routed through Lahore, and flights to/from Peshawar will be rerouted through Islamabad. Affected customers will need to make their own way to rerouted airports and will receive an email with their rebooking details.
Rebooking and Refunds:
As detailed in the travel advisory using the Emirates link above
Dedicated Coronavirus Forum On FT
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/coronavirus-travel-773/
Coronavirus - Emirates
Jan 30, 2020, 7:23 am
#1
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Coronavirus - Emirates
Flew out last week from Shanghai and was amazed at the lack of searches / inspections despite being told to arrive 4 hours early. There was nothing at Shanghai airport, nothing inspected on arrival into Dubai and then my onward journey to Glasgow was exactly the same. I can see that Emirates are now refunding the passengers who are booked on mainland China flights, I guess its a matter of time when flights be cancelled similar to BA and others.
Nevertheless, here is a video which leaked yesterday:
and EK have cleared that up in a tweet today.
Nevertheless, here is a video which leaked yesterday:
and EK have cleared that up in a tweet today.
Jan 30, 2020, 9:28 am
#3
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There is a pharmacy at the airport, not sure on stock levels. It also seems that the 3M brand is the one preferred by many for its quality, a lot of my Chinese friends have asked me to source it for them in the UK (to courier them back) but they are sold out all over including on Amazon. The few 3rd party sellers that have them have inflated the prices.
Jan 30, 2020, 10:13 am
#4
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There is a pharmacy at the airport, not sure on stock levels. It also seems that the 3M brand is the one preferred by many for its quality, a lot of my Chinese friends have asked me to source it for them in the UK (to courier them back) but they are sold out all over including on Amazon. The few 3rd party sellers that have them have inflated the prices.
my advice is fly first class and take some antiseptic wipes then drink lots of wine
Jan 30, 2020, 10:17 am
#5
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Jan 30, 2020, 10:41 am
#7
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Zurich
Programs: Skywards Silver
Posts: 138
Flew out last week from Shanghai and was amazed at the lack of searches / inspections despite being told to arrive 4 hours early. There was nothing at Shanghai airport, nothing inspected on arrival into Dubai and then my onward journey to Glasgow was exactly the same. I can see that Emirates are now refunding the passengers who are booked on mainland China flights, I guess its a matter of time when flights be cancelled similar to BA and others.
Nevertheless, here is a video which leaked yesterday:
https://twitter.com/FardadFarahzad/s...47177619398656
and EK have cleared that up in a tweet today.
Nevertheless, here is a video which leaked yesterday:
https://twitter.com/FardadFarahzad/s...47177619398656
and EK have cleared that up in a tweet today.
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/trav...virus-outbreak
I will be travelling to HKG in mid March and hope that the situation by then will have calmed down a bit.
Jan 30, 2020, 1:10 pm
#8
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 43
I’m meant to fly to SIN early next week, and was wondering whether there has been any changes made thus far onboard? Eg: in J do they still serve some of the food around the bar (eg the fruits) without any cover? Do they do an extra disinfecting before boarding?
Jan 30, 2020, 1:44 pm
#9
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Posts: 564
Interesting. When did you fly from PVG to DXB? The UAE airports started screening on 23 January.
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/trav...virus-outbreak
I will be travelling to HKG in mid March and hope that the situation by then will have calmed down a bit.
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/trav...virus-outbreak
I will be travelling to HKG in mid March and hope that the situation by then will have calmed down a bit.
Jan 30, 2020, 3:20 pm
#10
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Jan 30, 2020, 10:54 pm
#11
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Posts: 921
EK seems slow to act on reducing and or eliminating flights to mainland China, compared many other carriers out there. But then again, most airlines doing so are using this virus as a cover for poor performance...
Jan 31, 2020, 12:02 am
#12
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I guess they see it as a financial opportunity now quite a few (mainly European?) airlines have pulled out
Feb 1, 2020, 5:07 am
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wonder what the loads are like for EK at the moment - perhaps enough to justify at the expense of their crew and staff ;/. I can imagine the flights to china arent busy due to the Chinese new year which ends on the 9th of Feb, so can imagine traffic to shoot up next weekend. Qantas and Air NZ are the latest ones to pull out today.
Feb 1, 2020, 5:24 am
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wonder what the loads are like for EK at the moment - perhaps enough to justify at the expense of their crew and staff ;/. I can imagine the flights to china arent busy due to the Chinese new year which ends on the 9th of Feb, so can imagine traffic to shoot up next weekend. Qantas and Air NZ are the latest ones to pull out today.