Well the post wasn't meant as a heartfelt plea for sympathy more of a query as to why EK marketing are not blowing their usual sunshine up the A380s arse. Seems strange, although having just checked my emails I see their is a sentence about it on Grouptoday.
I understand the companies standpoint on the thing but it will always remain a shame as we lose preferred trips. Personally I don't give a monkies what flights it takes but LGW (and formally LHR) is my trip to be able to see my family, as it is for lots of my buddies so that's why this one hurts. I know the 330 guys are getting the bumest (!) of all bum deals but as my friends that endure it say they know that eventually they will find themselves in the 380 and life will be good again and they'll be looking back at the 777 as it flogs it's arse around the subcontinent with not much in the way of fond recollection of the route network.
Anyway to more important matters.........I reckon 4 weeks and no payrise!