UAE Government Suspends All Passenger Flights From 25th March 2020
Apr 2, 2020, 8:50 am
#137
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“Speaking to Al Arabiya, Adel Al Rida, executive director of operations at Emirates, said the airline planned to first operate flights to European centres, including London, Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich and Brussels. Other countries would follow, pending their approval”
https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle...il-6-1.1000678
https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle...il-6-1.1000678
Apr 2, 2020, 11:57 am
#138
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“Speaking to Al Arabiya, Adel Al Rida, executive director of operations at Emirates, said the airline planned to first operate flights to European centres, including London, Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich and Brussels. Other countries would follow, pending their approval”
https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle...il-6-1.1000678
https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle...il-6-1.1000678
... The aim therefore being to again connect the dots and revamping the EK network using DXB as transit. Its good start.
Apr 2, 2020, 11:18 pm
#140
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Apr 3, 2020, 12:22 am
#141
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That is correct. They are using B777 passenger planes with no passengers aboard to haul cargo, using the big belly holds they can fit up to 60 tonnes in one plane. Sometimes on FlightRadar24 I've seen them use passenger flight numbers to Brazil Australia and France, but I think theres a regulatory reason for that, and those planes are still all freight. I'm guessing these repatriation flights will still haul freight even with some light load of homebound expats.
Apr 3, 2020, 1:23 am
#142
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Apr 3, 2020, 3:40 am
#143
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to be clear, by homebound I mean Expats here in dubai going to Their home in their home country, and not the other way around. I thought I was clear that no inbound passengers to dubai will be allowed at this time.