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Has anyone heard that BHX will be getting its second Dubai service with Emirates from the spring? Should be announced at the forthcoming business travel show at the NEC
Getting in before Gulf Air in April??
Daza
jabird
3rd Oct 2004, 13:32
Daza,
Wasn't this announced earlier this year, or was it just rumoured? Apparently, they didn't have the aircraft ready, but presumably they do now? Emirates are not listed as an exhibitor to the business travel show, but Etihad are. Would they be ready for UK regional expansion yet?
Ian Farquharson
3rd Oct 2004, 18:53
Both Emirates & Ethiad are at the NEC, full list :-
AIR CHINA, the national airline for mainland China.
Aurigny Airlines stand: 205
British Airways
Continental Airlines
CSA Czech Airlines
Eastern Airlines stand: 205
Emirates stand: 401
Etihad Airways stand: 210
Flybe stand: 419
Singapore Airlines stand: 105
SN Brussels Airlines stand: 414
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trays4takeoff
4th Oct 2004, 07:46
I guess they might go for 2 x A330's a day rather than 2 x 777's then?
Surely the 777 has more seating?
we_never_change
4th Oct 2004, 19:58
The original Emirates plan was a double daily service flown by A330's. However, once they had obtained additional slots into Hearthrow, the A330 which was to be used for the second daily flight into Brum was pinched to begin an additional flight into LHR. Due to this, Birminghams once daily flight was upgraded to a B777-200 aircraft. Should they begin a second flight, both flights will be operated by an A330 (both configured for 'high density' I think!)
WNC
Pontious
6th Oct 2004, 03:40
WNC
What do you mean by 'High Density'?
White Knight
6th Oct 2004, 04:06
You can't really call a change from 330 to 777 an "upgrade" as all the 777's look tatty in the cabin compared to the 'buses :rolleyes:
High density is a 2-class layout, whereas low density is 3-class, so more seats available with "high density"