Jonathan Fairfield Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 DUBAI: Emirates has announced that its flagship A380 service will return to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport from November 28. The aircraft upgrade will help Emirates to meet strong passenger demand for inbound travel into the popular holiday destination, on the heels of Thailand’s re-opening to international tourists who are vaccinated. The daily A380 flights will operate as EK372/373, adding much-needed capacity and frequency to its flights to Bangkok, in response to the uptick in travel demand that the airline is witnessing, said Emirates. The iconic Emirates A380 aircraft to serve the route will offer seats in First Class, Business Class and Economy Class. Full story: https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/1003412 -- GDN Online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted November 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: The daily A380 flights will operate as EK372/373, adding much-needed capacity and frequency to its flights to Bangkok, in response to the uptick in travel demand that the airline is witnessing, said Emirates. Now there's a better indicator direct feedback from an airline, that shows promise and the start of a long slow and probably bumpy journey to recovery. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffr2 Posted November 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2021 Fantastic! I quite like them. Great equipment and good service. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HashBrownHarry Posted November 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2021 Find this hard to believe, most of the flights with various airlines over the last two years i've been on are at about 40-50% occupancy. Maybe they're gonna consolidate flights and use a full bigger plane? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozfarang Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 32 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said: Maybe they're gonna consolidate flights and use a full bigger plane? From the article there is no consolidation, rather an increase in the number of flights "The daily A380 flights will operate as EK372/373, adding much-needed capacity and frequency to its flights to Bangkok, in response to the uptick in travel demand that the airline is witnessing, said Emirates. The iconic Emirates A380 aircraft to serve the route will offer seats in First Class, Business Class and Economy Class. The deployment of the double-decker aircraft will complement the existing services, EK384/385, also operating on a daily basis with a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration, in addition to its five weekly flights to Bangkok via Phuket, operating as EK378/379, which is set to increase its frequency to daily from December 1." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HashBrownHarry Posted November 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2021 23 minutes ago, ozfarang said: From the article there is no consolidation, rather an increase in the number of flights "The daily A380 flights will operate as EK372/373, adding much-needed capacity and frequency to its flights to Bangkok, in response to the uptick in travel demand that the airline is witnessing, said Emirates. The iconic Emirates A380 aircraft to serve the route will offer seats in First Class, Business Class and Economy Class. The deployment of the double-decker aircraft will complement the existing services, EK384/385, also operating on a daily basis with a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration, in addition to its five weekly flights to Bangkok via Phuket, operating as EK378/379, which is set to increase its frequency to daily from December 1." Very surprising, to run such a big plane with low capacity seems illogical to me... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lexilis Posted November 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2021 Should have used a photo of an A380, not a B777... 7 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, lexilis said: Should have used a photo of an A380, not a B777... They're all still parked up in the desert waiting for a change of spark plugs and an Earl change before they hand them over to the CTD's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 43 minutes ago, ozfarang said: will complement the existing services, EK384/385, also operating on a daily basis with a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration Note that these EK384/385, are tag-flights with HKG. So DXB-BKK-HKG/HKG-BKK-DXB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines are scrapping their A380's. Mixed signals about the recovery of the airline industry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracyb Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 48 minutes ago, lexilis said: Should have used a photo of an A380, not a B777... Maybe it’s the A380-neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 So Emirates and Qantas are running A380's despite saying they would be scrapping them. Maybe Singapore will change their minds too, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozfarang Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 51 minutes ago, Kinnock said: Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines are scrapping their A380's. Mixed signals about the recovery of the airline industry. Only 7 aircraft being retired, fleet of 12 A380's for the time being 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiam110 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Kinnock said: Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines are scrapping their A380's. Mixed signals about the recovery of the airline industry. A380 perhaps isn't the best indicator for recovery of the airline industry. Even Qatar are restoring some A380 - but this is due to problems with A350 that need repairing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiam110 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, jaiyen said: So Emirates and Qantas are running A380's despite saying they would be scrapping them. Maybe Singapore will change their minds too, Emirates never said they would scrap them, they just wont take delivery of more after the last few delivered, meanwhile they have over 100+ that will rejoin the fleet shortly and be part of the fleet for the next several years. They are even retrofitting a large part of their a380 with their new premium economy - looks lush.. Edited November 14, 2021 by asiam110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaLa Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, mtls2005 said: Note that these EK384/385, are tag-flights with HKG. So DXB-BKK-HKG/HKG-BKK-DXB. Which I have in the past used frequently. However, I understood Hong Kong still has very restrictive entry requirements and due to continue until the middle of 2022, so hopefully Emirates have some prior knowledge of the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Emirates restarts...... after having had long chats with TAT on being convinced of a bright future ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 3 hours ago, HashBrownHarry said: Find this hard to believe, most of the flights with various airlines over the last two years i've been on are at about 40-50% occupancy. Maybe they're gonna consolidate flights and use a full bigger plane? Ahh ... the last 2 years (pandemic catastrophe) is exactly that, the past 2 years, of pre global vaccination drive, and 2 years of intensive SARS virus study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 2 hours ago, ozfarang said: Only 7 aircraft being retired, fleet of 12 A380's for the time being Yes, and not my area, but as an 'amateur observer' I remember very old 757's being kept in service for decades, whereas comparatively young 380's are being scrapped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelseafan Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 What they fail to say is that the FC ticket price is 40% more expensive than pre-Covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozfarang Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Kinnock said: Yes, and not my area, but as an 'amateur observer' I remember very old 757's being kept in service for decades, whereas comparatively young 380's are being scrapped? The reason A380's are being scrapped is because they are not economical to operate unless full on most sectors, like the A340 and the B747. Fuel efficient twins are the way to go for all airlines. Emirates will continue to use the A380 for the foreseeable future, most of the other airlines that use the A380 will retire them sooner. Comparing the B757 to the A380 in this context is hardly relevant Edited November 14, 2021 by ozfarang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Gsxrnz said: They're all still parked up in the desert waiting for a change of spark plugs and an Earl change before they hand them over to the CTD's. I came back from UK last month and first leg to Dubai was a 380 and 2 others landed at the same time, created a bit of chaos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, ozfarang said: The reason A380's are being scrapped is because they are not economical to operate unless full on most sectors, like the A340 and the B747. Fuel efficient twins are the way to go for all airlines. Emirates will continue to use the A380 for the foreseeable future, most of the other airlines that use the A380 will retire them sooner. Comparing the B757 to the A380 in this context is hardly relevant Sorry - I meant 747, not 757. 30 year old Jumbo jets used to be common, but now a 10 year old A380 is obsolete. So the 'recovery' of the airline industry seems to be premature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 The new midfield satellite terminal at Suvarnabhumi was designed and constructed with eight (8) gates specifically for the A380. (Yes, they can be used for smaller aircraft). The opening of this new terminal has been pushed to October 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Good news. Love the A380. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickudon Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 I like the A380 - smoother flight and quieter (the insulation in the body shell is thicker). And they stock Cointreau for my after dinner liqueur! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomyami Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 looking forward getting on that big bird again however it will be 2022 and I might be to connection to another SEA country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedomnow Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 14 hours ago, ozfarang said: "The daily A380 flights will operate as EK372/373, adding much-needed capacity and frequency to its flights to Bangkok, in response to the uptick in travel demand that the airline is witnessing Covid insurance cover will be helping that uptick. Pretty great deal for buyers and thanks to whoever highlighted that offer in previous threads.... Are the tickets a max of 9 months return or can it go up to a year with Emirates ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTSIssues Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 On 11/14/2021 at 8:54 AM, HashBrownHarry said: Find this hard to believe, most of the flights with various airlines over the last two years i've been on are at about 40-50% occupancy. Maybe they're gonna consolidate flights and use a full bigger plane? We flew into HKT sandbox a month ago on Emirates and the plane was packed - not a single spare seat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownHarry Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 32 minutes ago, TTSIssues said: We flew into HKT sandbox a month ago on Emirates and the plane was packed - not a single spare seat. Was this a dily / weekly flight? From which country? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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