It seems that Emirates is expanding its footprint at Gatwick airport, by changing one of the rotations from a Boeing 777-300ER to an Airbus A380
The new timetable goes into effect from 30th March 2013
Dubai – London Gatwick EK011 DEPART DXB 02:50 ARRIVE LGW 07:20 Boeing 777-300ER EK015 DEPART DXB 08:00 ARRIVE LGW 12:30 Boeing 777-300ER EK009 DEPART DXB 15:00 ARRIVE LGW 19:30 Airbus A380 London Gatwick - Dubai EK012 DEPART LGW 10:00 ARRIVE DXB 19:50 Boeing 777-300ER EK016 DEPART LGW 14:25 ARRIVE DXB 00:25+1 Boeing 777-300ER EK010 DEPART LGW 21:15 ARRIVE DXB 07:20+1 Airbus A380 Operates Daily Operates with all Boeing 777-300ER equipment to 29th March 2014 A380 operation change on EK009/EK010 commences 30th March 2014
A380 operation from Gatwick will vary between two aircraft. Initially, Emirates will operate a version of the A380 which holds 489 passengers, whilst from the 1st August, this switches to a 517 seater A380.
For Gatwick – which is boosting its profile – this is one heck of a big win as this will be the first operator who will regularly operate the A380 in and out of the airport.
Combined, this will have an effective 7 times daily frequency a day from Dubai to the London Area, with four of the services operated by an Airbus A380.
That’s still a lot of seats to fill…
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