Note all the information listed below are as of 28APR09, based on Emirates inventory and is subject to change.

During May 2009, Emirates is switching operating aircraft on the following mid-/long-haul routes.

Dubai - Bangkok - Hong Kong
Boeing 777-300ER operating instead of -300 on most days in May 2009, except following dates:

01MAY09, 30MAY09

Service returns to 777-300 operation from 01JUN09

Dubai - Kuala Lumpur
EK346/347 sees 777-300ER aircraft replaced by other types on following dates:

01MAY09 777-200
09MAY09 A330-200

EK342/343 sees 777-300ER aircraft replaced by other types on following dates:

12MAY09 A330-200

Dubai - Glasgow
Following dates sees 777-200 replace 777-300ER:
06MAY09, 28MAY09

Dubai - Hamburg
Boeing 777-300 replacing -300ER starting 01MAY09, on following dates:

01MAY09, 02MAY09*, 09MAY09, 11MAY09, 13MAY09
15MAY09, 17MAY09, 23MAY09, 25MAY09, 27MAY09
29MAY09 - 31MAY09

*operated by 777-200 on 02MAY09

Starting 01JUN09, 777-300 operates on Day x24, 777-300ER operates on Day 24

Dubai - London Gatwick
Boeing 777-300 replace -300ER on EK015/016 on following dates:

01MAY09
04MAY09 - 31MAY09 Even Days

Dubai - London Heathrow
Boeing 777-300ER replace -300 on EK007/008 on following dates:

02MAY09

Dubai - Manchester
Boeing 777-200 replace -300ER on EK019/020 on following dates:
19MAY09

Dubai - Milan
Boeing 777-200 replace -300ER on EK093/094 on following dates:

01MAY09

Dubai - Rome
Boeing 777-300ER replace -300 on following dates:

12MAY09, 14MAY09
26MAY09, 28MAY09, 30MAY09

Dubai - New York JFK
EK203/204 777-200LR replace -300ER on following dates
06MAY09 - 08MAY09
14MAY09
28MAY09

EK201/202 777-300ER replace Airbus A380-800 on
09MAY09

Yes, I had noticed that yesterday when checking my J class seat on EK19 back frm DXB had gone to 10A.......

More cost cutting???

Im not too sure about cost cutting, but they have announced to increase from 7 flights a week to 9 flights a week on DXB - MRU route.