Emirates continued global expansion continues apace with new routes and network changes. Let's look at the latest changes. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Firstly, is a route adjustment, with a route between Dubai - Yangon and Phnom Penh to be added to the network, replacing the Dubai - Yangon and Hanoi route, … [Read more...]
Emirates goes 4 times daily at London Gatwick
Emirates are continuing their expansion of operations in the London area, with the addition of a fourth daily flight between London Gatwick and Dubai. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, GhettoIFE This brings the total operations to 10 flights a day between the London area and Dubai operated by Emirates, with 6 flights from Heathrow, 4 from … [Read more...]
Lufthansa plans to walk away from Munich to Dubai
It seems the heat is too much for Lufthansa, as the airline plans to withdrawn operations between Munich and Dubai from April next year. Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond According to airlineroute, it seems that operations on flights LH638/LH639 will be ceasing after the 10th April (11th from Dubai). Meanwhile, two of the … [Read more...]
Delta walks away from Dubai – throws toys out of its pram
It seems Delta is throwing in the towel between Atlanta and Dubai, with the four times a week service due to be withdrawn from February 2016. Delta 777-200LR Business Interior - Image, RenePoints (Used with permission) Delta Boeing 777-200LR Interior - Economy Class - Image, Renespoints. Unsurprisingly, the press release is full of "Its those evil Middle East Three … [Read more...]
Emirates add 3rd daily service to Munich
With the ever increasing drive to push more passengers through its Dubai hub, Emirates will be adding a third daily service between Dubai and Munich. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The third daily service will be operated with a Boeing 777-300ER (compared to the other services which are operated with Airbus A380 … [Read more...]
Austrian Airlines pulls its Dubai Service
It seems Austrian Airlines can't hack the Vienna to Dubai market, with the airline pulling its service between the two cities from the 13th September 2015 (returning 14th September). An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 at Zurich (Alas, I have no file images of an Austrian Boeing 767-300ER). Image, Economy Class and Beyond Austrian Airlines cite overcapacity on the route as a … [Read more...]
Emirates to offer double A380s to Zurich
Emirates is continuing to expand its Airbus A380 operations at Zurich Airport, with the airline swapping out an existing Boeing 777-300ER service, and converting both flights to Airbus A380 operation. Emirates Airbus A380 from above at Heathrow - Image Economy Class and Beyond Flight pair EK85/EK86 will be the flights that are converting over, with EK87/88 remaining as … [Read more...]
Emirates go triple daily between Dubai and Birmingham
Recently voted by The Rough Guide as one of the Top 10 Cities in the world (and also the base of Economy Class and Beyond), Emirates will be gracing the local airport - Birmingham Airport (BHX) - with a third daily service between the Dubai and Birmingham. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Emirates will add a third … [Read more...]
Emirates next A380 destination: Perth
The Emirates A380 fleet continues to break new ground, with the next destination announced for the airlines type... and it's Perth in Australia. Emirates Airbus A380 taxing out at Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Perth is served three times a day by Emirates, and one of the rotations - EK420/421 will switch to the double decker plane. This will … [Read more...]
Emirates to add an extra service to Barcelona
Emirates are increasing their capacity between Dubai and the Spanish city of Barcelona, with the addition of a second service a day between the two cities. Currently, Emirates operate an A380 on this route. This will be augmented by the addition of a smaller aircraft - a Boeing 777-200LR Emirates Boeing 777-300ER arriving at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and … [Read more...]
