Emirates
Is there any hint that 1/9/10 will bring an announcement of the third
daily service?
The three class version for a yield point of view is great assuming
there is plenty of take-up at full fare (rather than upgrades) but
without a third daily service surely EK are running the risk of handing
economy pax over to QR & EY?
Are they hoping that the overspill will book bhx/ncl?
If BHX gets two 442 seat 77W's (in reality it will be a mix of 427/428
and 442 no doubt) then there will be more capacity offered than at Manchester with its 517 and 364 seat offering.
With Manchester now over 50000 a month pax and the maximum capacity
around 54000 it does seem odd to risk pushing pax away although I
understand it is the front end which makes or breaks a service or it this
case, the upper deck!
Pete