View Full Version : The A340-600 Comes to Dubai At Last!!!!
A300Man-2005
27th May 2005, 16:55
.....but, it's not for EK right now, but rather Virgin Atlantic, who have announced that they will start services to Dubai next March, using the A346. Services will operate from LHR.
How many direct seats are now available from the UK to Dubai now on a daily basis, not to mention the significant quantity one-stop services operated by almost ALL the European flag carriers, not to mention regional carriers such as GF, QR, etc.
BigGeordie
28th May 2005, 08:37
I imagine the flying lady on the nose might need a bit of modification for flights to The Gulf.:E
oxide
28th May 2005, 09:54
LOL!! I was thinking the lady might bare all for the "special" destinations :ok:
The_Banking_Scot
28th May 2005, 18:14
Hi,
Great news!!
Can hardly wait for April 2006 ( when VS start the DXB route)
Intially 4x weekly and VS hopes to go daily in the summer of 2006.
Regards
TBS
SecurID
28th May 2005, 22:02
Triotor, no you're probably right. Just wait for the 60+ A350s, numerous B77-300ERs and who needs A346s when you've got 43 A380s on order, not to mention the new orders soon to be announced!
And out of purely professional courtesy, it might be useful for us at EK to know where the VS crew will be staying in order to pay them a courtesy call! ;)
Now I won't have to bid for Jo'burgs all the time!
GustyOrange
29th May 2005, 15:01
TBS,
Wouldn't flying nonstop to Dubai from Glasgow on EK be easier than connecting onto VS at LHR ?
Cheers
Gusty
longreach
30th May 2005, 05:47
word is all 340s to go,as will 332/772. To be replaced by A350-900,772LR,773ER and 380. No aircraft under 300 seats and no aircraft with a range under 7,500nm. Similar fleet policies(787/350,777,380) could also flow through to EY,QR.
A300Man-2005
30th May 2005, 06:53
QR has already announced that it will take no more narrow bodies, and only wide bodies from now on.
It's bizarre though that EK (and sometimes GF / QR) operate massive equipment, such as 773, on a short sector like DXB-DOH, with only a handful of pax.
I do however concede that sometimes these flights can be fairly full. I still think it would make sense for Ek to operate a small qty of A320 size equipment on such thin, regional routes.
A300Man
BYMONEK
30th May 2005, 10:21
SECURE ID
Would that "courtesy" you're referring to be directed towards the flight crew or perhaps those stunning young girls in the fitted red uniforms.....oh, and the red high heels as well.
"YEAAH BABY" in the best Austin powers voice! :D
A300-MAN
Yes, we hate to admit it but all EK pilots have massive equipment!:ooh:
A300Man-2005
30th May 2005, 11:22
BYMONEK
Yes, I know...................:O
i understand QR are looking at some leased A320 for next year