Lots of flights having service reduction or cancellations in the next months. Pilot Shortage reflexes maybe? Or just weak economic performance?
Emirates in recent schedule update filed additional changes to its planned Northern winter 2018/19 season, effective from 28OCT18 to 30MAR19. Latest adjustment as follows.
Dubai – Adelaide 777-200LR replaces -300ER during following period: 28OCT18 – 30NOV18, 01FEB19 – 30MAR19
Dubai – Bangkok – Sydney eff 15JAN19 777-300ER replaces A380, 1 daily (Actual booking continues to display A380 for the time being)
Dubai – Barcelona 06NOV18 – 30NOV18 777-300ER replaces A380 on 2 daily flights
Dubai – Cape Town eff 01FEB19 Reduce from 3 to 2 daily
Dubai – Denpasar – Auckland Service reductions from 7 weekly to following:
12NOV18 – 03DEC18 5 weekly (Overall Dubai – Denpasar service reduces from 14 to 12 weekly)
21JAN19 – 30MAR19 4 weekly (Overall Dubai – Denpasar service reduces from 14 to 11 weekly)
Dubai – Ft. Lauderdale eff 28OCT18 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly
Dubai – Orlando eff 14JAN19 Reduces from 5 to 4 weekly, 777-300ER operating
Dubai – Perth Following period reduces from 14 to 11 weekly (EK424/425 reduces from 7 to 4 weekly): 07NOV18 – 28NOV18, 02FEB19 – 30MAR19
Dubai – Prague eff 06NOV18 Reduce from 2 to 1 daily
Dubai – Rome eff 28OCT18 Reduce from 3 to 2 daily
Dubai – Rio de Janeiro Galeao – Buenos Aires Ezeiza 11MAR19 – 30MAR19 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly
Dubai – Sao Paulo Guarulhos – Santiago de Chile Service reduces from 5 to 4 weekly (Sao Paulo overall from 12 to 11 weekly) during following period: 10NOV18 – 29NOV19, 08DEC18 – 15DEC18, 12JAN19 – 23FEB19, 17MAR19 – 30MAR19
Dubai – Singapore eff 15JAN19 EK352/353 A380 replaces 777-300ER (Overall remains unchanged at 2 daily each A380 and 777-300ER)
Dubai – Singapore – Melbourne 777-300ER replaces A380 during following period: 02NOV18 – 20NOV18, 15JAN19 – 30MAR19 (The latter period continues to display A380 at time of booking, however timetable has switched to 777)
Dubai – Tokyo Haneda eff 01FEB19 Planned 2-class 777-200LR service on Day 25 operates from this date, instead of from 01JAN19
Dubai – Yinchuan – Zhengzhou eff 15NOV18 3 weekly service cancelled
Previously reported changes:
Colombo – Singapore eff 28OCT18 1 daily service cancelled
Dubai – Amsterdam eff 01DEC18 Increase from 14 to 18 weekly, 19 weekly from 07JAN19
Dubai – Budapest eff 01FEB19 3-class 777-300ER replaces 2-class
Dubai – Edinburgh Service reduces from 7 to 5 weekly: 28OCT18 – 03DEC18, 15JAN19 – 27MAR19
Dubai – Johannesburg eff 01DEC18 EK761/762 once again operated by 3-class A380, replacing 777-300ER (Overall 2 daily each A380 and 777)
Dubai – Mashad eff 28OCT18 4 weekly service cancelled
Dubai – Moscow Domodedovo eff 25OCT18 Increase from 2 to 3 daily
Dubai – Multan eff 27OCT18 4 weekly 777-300 service cancelled
Dubai – Osaka Kansai eff 28OCT18 3-class A380 replaces 777-300ER, 1 daily
Dubai – Stockholm Arlanda eff 01DEC18 Increase from 1 to 2 daily, 3-class 777-300ER operating
Dubai – Zagreb eff 02DEC18 1 daily service transferred to flydubai for winter season, 737 MAX 8 operating