Ek757 / ek758
 

Algeria has initiated formal steps to end the UAE air services deal signed in 2013 and will notify the UAE and ICAO.

Source: Reuters

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Several aircraft changes announced
https://www.emirates.com/media-centr...content=global

EBB will get A359 from 29th March, from 1st October CAN and HKG (EK382/383) will get A380

This is what I feared would start happening. A359s deployed to existing, but less important, routes. I get the commercial rationale but one of the big upsides of EK for me was no matter how bad my weeks in some difficult-to-do-business places were, there’d be a pleasant F cabin waiting at the end of it.

Brings QR back into play for me, but appreciate my circumstances are very much in the minority column lol

Last flights scheduled for February 2027
https://www.emirates.com/media-centr...ns-to-algeria/

A lot more changes were loaded in the last couple of days.

Flights taken over by the A350:
EK101/102 MXP on Sept 1
EK977/978 IKA on Oct 1
EK570/571 CCU on Oct 25
EK151/152 CPH on Dec 1
EK344/345 KUL on Dec 1
EK723/724 ADD on Jan 1

Flights upgraded to the 4-class 77W:
EK057/058 DUS on Aug 1
EK344/345 KUL on Sept 30 (until A350 downgrade on Dec 1)
EK059/060 HAM on Oct 1
EK510/511 DEL on Oct 25
EK514/515 DEL on Oct 25
EK707/708 SEZ/TNR on Nov 23
EK145/146 AMS on Jan 22

Flights upgraded to the 4-class 380:
EK071/072 CDG on Oct 25
EK701/702 MRU on Nov 20
EK031/032 LHR on Dec 12
EK149/150 AMS on Dec 23

Flights flown by the new 3-class (J/W/Y) 380s:
EK376/377 BKK on Jun 17
EK055/056 DUS on Jul 11
EK368/369 DPS on Aug 1
EK703/704 MRU on Aug 1
EK039/040 BHX on Aug 13
EK021/022 MAN on Sept 15
EK374/375 BKK on Sept 25
EK019/020 MAN on Oct 25
EK346/347 KUL on Oct 25
EK398/399 DPS on Oct 25 (DPS becomes double daily A380)
EK801/802 JED on Oct 25
EK009/010 LGW on Dec 1
EK011/012 LGW on Dec 1


New second daily HAN flight from January 1, 2027:

EK388 DXB 0900 – 1800 HAN
EK389 HAN 1650 – 2130 DXB

Of course some of these changes are months away, so are highly susceptible to change. They don't appear to be available for booking as of yet.

Are those HAN timings correct? Must be a near record for EK to have an aircraft on the ground at an outstation for almost 23 hours. Presumably same crew will operate back?

maybe return as EK395 (currently: ) HAN 00:25 DXB 4:55
and EK394 is now DXB 3:40 HAN 12:40

really no first on flight to MXP? I was sure there was high demand for first class on that route..

Right. Similar to how 207/08 and 201/02 operated. 207 would come back as 202.

One aircraft flyes EK394 and return as EK389.
The other aircraft flyes EK388 and return as EK395.

It's curious to see that every major destination is getting Premium Economy, only MUC seems to be sticking with the old A380s.

EK145/6 AMS is from Jan 22, 2027?

Ah, I see. Thanks.

There is not EK207/208.