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Old 24th Aug 2010, 11:42
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The 3rd daily is pencilled in for either March or May next year. EK has now got 2 problems now that the A380 is on the afternoon service:

-There is actually 1 less economy seat on the A380 than the current B77W, so obviously no increase in capacity for Y pax
-Cargo has taken a HUGE hit as the A388 isnt as capable of uplift as the B77W

Emirates is taking a huge gamble in upping MAN's premium service, sacrificing Y and Cargo loads for F/J, so I hope it pays off for them (Ive heard so far, it has)
The EK21/22 is pencilled for a 3 class B773 (not specifically for F uplift, but the fact it offers best cargo and Y increase compared to the A332), and last I heard was going to be a 0625a/0935d.
A year ago or so, the main man for EK did a talk to the TAS memebers at MAN, saying that on introduction of the A380, Skycargo would start a 4 weekly service. As it was a while ago now, I genuinly dont know the status of that plan.
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