Emirates cancelling flights ex Manchester EK21/22

[Brown1950 67]

Understand Emirates will cancel morning flight Manchester-Dubai on 16/17/18/21/22/23/24/29/30th May

Passengers will be transferred to afternoon/evening flights.

[Guest Fatboyfat]

Sadly recession bites ! Although we all love partly filled aircraft, it's the airlines worst scenario.

[jacko 8,815]

I would guess the main reason being recession cutting back on British people travelling..... rather than the competition (Qatar and Etihad) taking a bigger share?

[TheFiend 1,181]

There might be operational reasons for the cancellations....

 

Just been pricing flights for mid June and Emirates is coming up the most expensive between Emirates, Etihad and Qatar for the dates I was looking at.

[tallguy 1,476]

There might be operational reasons for the cancellations....

 

Just been pricing flights for mid June and Emirates is coming up the most expensive between Emirates, Etihad and Qatar for the dates I was looking at.

 

Emirates have been coming up more expensive than Etihad and Qatar for a while now (over a month at least) ex-Manchester. Etihad been consistently cheapest during that period.

 

 

Seems strange Emirates cancelling the morning flight after announcing that they will be putting the 777 on that flight in the autumn. Maybe these cancellations will only last for a very quiet period in May.

 

 

TG

[bigmick 840]

It must be something to do with the route, i have just booked flights with Emirates from Ghana via Dubai to Bangkok and they are the cheapest !!

[Brown1950 67]

Emirates have been coming up more expensive than Etihad and Qatar for a while now (over a month at least) ex-Manchester. Etihad been consistently cheapest during that period.

 

 

Seems strange Emirates cancelling the morning flight after announcing that they will be putting the 777 on that flight in the autumn. Maybe these cancellations will only last for a very quiet period in May.

 

 

TG

 

With less than 150 passengers on EK21/22 today gives an indication of the low yields hence the cancellations in May.

[TheFiend 1,181]

Just booked to fly out on EK22/EK374 next month...... We only have to suffer the sardine can 777 on the DXB-BKK leg...... Coming back it's A380 both legs!!!

 

I always pre-book seats and on the DXB-MAN leg of the return flight there was hardly any blocks of 3 seats left for the date we fly back.

[Guest jamesfly]

There might be functional factors for the cancellations.

Just been costs routes for mid May and Emirates is arriving up the most costly between Emirates, Etihad and Qatar for the times I was looking at.

[Brown1950 67]

Emirates will upgrade EK021/022 from 1st Aug from A330-200 to B777-300

[Guest jamesfly]

Just been costs routes for mid November and Emirates is arriving up the most costly between Emirates, Etihad and Qatar for the schedules I was looking at.

Edited August 30, 2012 by jamesfly

[tomcat76 327]

Sadly recession bites ! Although we all love partly filled aircraft, it's the airlines worst scenario.

 

I'm used to filled aircraft. It's screaming babies I can't stand...

[bigdelta 46]

Along those lines,on my World Airways 707 charter from OAK to Okinawa in 1971,I was seated in a middle seat between a young mother holding a baby and a CIGAR SMOKER!

 

 

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I'm used to filled aircraft. It's screaming babies I can't stand...

[Brown1950 67]

Just been costs routes for mid November and Emirates is arriving up the most costly between Emirates, Etihad and Qatar for the schedules I was looking at.

 

What dates in November ?? What UK airport ? Did you book and what airline and price and layover times ?