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Hi All - The Emirates today was indeed a 777-21H(LR) A6-EWA Pic: Boeing 777: 35572 A6-EWA 777-21H(LR) Emirates Newcastle Airport | Flickr - Photo Sharing! A6-EWH was in on Tuesday. I'd agree about the lack of people wanting to holiday in Dubai in August - though it didn't bother the World Cup organizers in giving the 2022 Cup to Qatar - a look at the temp. there at 14-00 (their time) today sees it at 42 C/108 F!

Emirates - Mate of mine in EK Engineering says the 777 fleet is all over the place at the moment with un-scheduled checks etc hence the LR's.

42C.... It was a lovely day today nice and dry plus Summer and Ramadan means Dubai is empty at the moment! Normal high's this time of year is high 40's!! Three years ago I did a night shift with the highest ever over night LOW recorded at 44.6C!!!

Still it is bare able if you are close to a pool and lots of cool drinks!!!

I hope you are not imperiling your immortal soul by drinking alcohol during Ramadan........................

Hi,

Haven't been on for a while.

Could anyone please sum up the TCX/TOM/LS situation aforementioned please? I sort of lost track of who's ending routes and who's starting routes etc etc.

Thanks a lot
Martin

HH - Me never!! But tourist hotels still do and you can get cracking deals this time of year......

Are BA going to beat TOM in putting the 787 through NCL first? Read elsewhere 8th August to/from EDI?

Do you know or are you aware of the issue/s with this plane?

Nice to see the -200LRs popping by. An aircraft of the 77Ls size is better suited in terms of loads etc.

Any ideas what flight 6y206 from Manchester due in at 0550 might be ?

Emirates
 

Until Saturday next week apart from Wednesday it is planned to be a 200!!

Luke 1
It shows on Manchester board as PVJ320 but is cancelled so at a guess it was
an A320

Chaps

Oh nooo...

I can see this descending into another "emirates cant work from Newcastle" argument. Not particularly directed at anyone, but I don't think that the 77L is an appropriate size for NCL on a permanent basis. In the current situation, the peak (or trough) of Dubai's low season + Ramadan + Emirates' 777 fleet being messed up... Yes, the 77L works well when some flights may be leaving with 100-150 people on. But, my return flight on the 31st August currently has, on a quick skim through count, 277 passengers booked in Economy alone, and the 77L with First blocked off, carries 254 passengers, so that may cause some problems. Admittedly, the outbound only has 160 pax which would be best suited to a 77L, but as Emirates seems to have worked out. Although it can hurt the load factors occasionally, whatever the 77L can do, the 77W can do better, or at least the same.

Not wanting to cause any arguments... Just thought i'd input a little :)

Martin

Thomas Cook launches new flights from Newcastle Airport to Kos - Journal Live

Sure I've read a longer version of this story which confirms that the base for next year will be 2 757'a and an A320 from a 'partner' airline on a damp lease (TCX cabin crew), but can't find it now...

On a related note, 6Y206 this morning was YL-LCL returning.

Thanks for clearing that up

Why is it, whenever someone mentions the Emirates, a mass of essays about it seem to occur. Yes, it may be NCLs only scheduled long hauler, but it isn't the be all and end all, and isn't the 'daily fully loaded departure' people think it is.

Maybe because people keep making comments like...

A cursory look at the CAA stats will tell you that - however, the only people who matter are EK management, and so long as the route keeps contributing to their strategy they'll be happy. When it doesn't, it'll stop.

and don't forget the valuable cargo element of these flights.

.... or the network contribution the flights make or how busy Business Class has been since the aircraft upgrade. Sadly Boris1, you appear to have an axe to grind. Please consider grinding it elsewhere. The flights have been operating for nearly six years now so the time to say it will not work has been and gone, as have the A330's from Newcastle which you recently predicted will return.

This is exactly what I am talking about. Anyone speaks out against Emirates, and everyone kicks off at them. I am entitled to my opinions on the matter. And I wasn't the only one who predicted the return of the A330 (innocent computer error at EK, suppose that's my fault as well is it?). But as GAXLN points out, I 'have an axe to grind'. Yeah ok....:

Is there anywhere that I can find out the reasons for YL-LCL going 'Tech' so often over the last few weeks?

Does anybody have this info or know any details of where it can be sourced?