Yup looks like 1st class has been binned for a 2 class before it even starts.
On the bright side for the airports thats another 68 economy passengers a flight added in 2 class if they can fill the 3rd
.Its those passengers who spend the money in the airport
Slightly disappointing I suppose that BHX can still not fill 12 seats up front, even at the airports height ie best passenger figures.
Can't argue with the facts. but I think it's somewhat simplistic to suggest that there's no demand for first class. I doubt that there are many forward bookings for August on any EK flights, between DXB and anywhere at the moment.
A far more likely scenario is that EK have decided to to redeploy the 3 class aircraft allocated to the new BHX service to a proven 3-class market, whereas the BHX is a (very successful) 2-class service. As usual, however all this is pure conjecture as the marketing and sales departments of Emirates aren't about to share their strategies with anyone outside the business.