AUH-LHR equip change away from A380?
Jan 1, 2016, 5:25 pm
#46
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The reason for the equipment changes on the AUH - LHR - AUH sectors is as a result of upcoming maintenance on A6-APA, the first A380.
With only 5 frames in the fleet something has to give and given the fleet requirements for the AUH - SYD and AUH - JFK rotations it the LHR route which gets the equipment change.
This is not a permanent situation and LHR will be back to 3 x daily A380 rotations once maintenance is completed on the first delivered airframes/new airframes are delivered.
With only 5 frames in the fleet something has to give and given the fleet requirements for the AUH - SYD and AUH - JFK rotations it the LHR route which gets the equipment change.
This is not a permanent situation and LHR will be back to 3 x daily A380 rotations once maintenance is completed on the first delivered airframes/new airframes are delivered.
Jan 1, 2016, 5:34 pm
#47
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Jan 7, 2016, 1:17 pm
#48
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@EY11 Any idea which flight number's this will be affecting??? My fiancee and I are booked on EY20 on Wed. 1/6 LHR>AUH @205pm and returning Tues. 1/12 on flight EY11 AUH>LHR @235am both on the a380 as of now at least....According to Etihad's booking page and manage booking page, along with airline route I still see operated by an a380....as of now hopefully 
I'm booked on the 20 in Feb for my second visit to the Apartments
Jan 8, 2016, 12:15 am
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For those of us getting the 'seat map/equipment change error' on ExpertFlyer and via EY service desks: I noticed a pattern with my flights, which still ended up being the A380 after all. Exactly 4 days to the flight (literally, precisely 96hrs - on the second - that the flight was scheduled to depart) the seat map re-appeared, as if by magic.
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Jan 9, 2016, 11:05 am
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For those of us getting the 'seat map/equipment change error' on ExpertFlyer and via EY service desks: I noticed a pattern with my flights, which still ended up being the A380 after all. Exactly 4 days to the flight (literally, precisely 96hrs - on the second - that the flight was scheduled to depart) the seat map re-appeared, as if by magic.
Does this mean there's no way to select your seat in advance until T-96?
Jan 14, 2016, 6:41 am
#56
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My A380 flight on the LHR sector just got swapped for an A340, so it's a huge downgrade from F Apartment to regular F 
The flight is in April. What are the chances that it may be re-instated to an A380?
The flight is in April. What are the chances that it may be re-instated to an A380?
Jan 14, 2016, 7:27 am
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I'm also considering changing the flight dates, but what if they change it again?... dilemma
Jan 14, 2016, 3:49 pm
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Looks like the all the equipment changes have been done as I can book my seats on upcoming EY19 flight now.
Looking at the schedule the only consistency I can see if that EY19/20 is always an A380 and the other two rotations are a little bit all over the place between 77W And A340. EY11/12 is always an A340 on a Thursday in April.
Looking at the schedule the only consistency I can see if that EY19/20 is always an A380 and the other two rotations are a little bit all over the place between 77W And A340. EY11/12 is always an A340 on a Thursday in April.
Jan 14, 2016, 6:04 pm
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