Just found out from my travel agent in BKK today that from 1st Oct Emirates only sells 12 month return tickets to the UK, which cost more (about 39K baht) than the previously available 3 or 6 month tickets . According to my agent this allows Emirates to compete more directly with BA (and generate more profits). Prices to other European destinations are apparently unchanged.

Is it possible to buy shares in Emirates??

Just found out from my travel agent in BKK today that from 1st Oct Emirates only sells 12 month return tickets to the UK, which cost more (about 39K baht) than the previously available 3 or 6 month tickets . According to my agent this allows Emirates to compete more directly with BA (and generate more profits). Prices to other European destinations are apparently unchanged.

Is it possible to buy shares in Emirates??

According to my information, most of Europe is also affected. The exceptions are Athens, Istanbul, and Larnaca, and these changes are effective as of Sept. 1st. These three cities are the only cities for which a 3-month ticket may be available - the rest are all 1-year validity.

This is not all doom and gloom, the Emirates base fare for a year to London for example is 34k plus taxes BUT I am told that this is really only posturing as they wait for others to put out fares after Christmas, they are just trying to pocket as much as they can in the Xmas season. Etihad and Qatar STILL offer 3 and 6 month tickets, so no need to panic. As a Brit running a travel agency in Pattaya feel free to communicate any time. Emirates never have seats on bangkok Dubai most of the time anyway, i find Etihad much easier to get on with.