21st May, 2008 – Emirates today flew its 100,000th passenger on its service between Newcastle and Dubai.
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For more – read here – http://www.newcastleairport.com/General/News/Emirates.htm
By: steve rowell - 4th June 2008 at 02:35
HAHA! Full of whit as always Steve 😀
Some people say i’m full of something else that rhymes with wit
By: A Spalding - 30th May 2008 at 13:35
Probably 100,000 Geordie’s scrambling to get out of Newcastle on one way tickets
HAHA! Full of whit as always Steve 😀
By: TwinAisle - 30th May 2008 at 12:37
I have to say, even as an ex-Airbus employee, I prefer the EK 777 to their A330s. Better IFE (ICE), and wider J class seats. (I’ve never been in the back of either…)
By: T5 - 26th May 2008 at 20:19
An Aircraft Upgrade the 777 is on the cards for next year!
An upgrade to a 777 is an improvement on capacity only. In terms of comfort, I would rather have the A330 anyday. Emirates 777s are configured in a 747 layout; 3-4-3 in economy, and this is especially uncomfortable, even on a 7 hour flight from the UK to Dubai.
By: David Kerr - 25th May 2008 at 19:15
An Aircraft Upgrade the 777 is on the cards for next year! Id say we may get a second flight the year after!
Remember EK may have more problems regarding their fleet – delays in getter the A380 will mean that any prospective replacement of 777s by A380s on their route network will not happen as quickly as they would like. This means that any expansion will be delayed: any expansion which would normally be looked at after consistent performance on a route, not just attaining an average 67% load for 8 months, so the recent 75% loads will need to be maintained and improved upon over the foming months to persuade EK’s bosses that NCL is deserving of 777s.
The likes of Scotland will see a 2nd flight coming along at least 2 years prior to NCL I would imagine, given that the current GLA service is attaining a around the same load factor on a much bigger plane.
By: steve rowell - 24th May 2008 at 02:41
Probably 100,000 Geordie’s scrambling to get out of Newcastle on one way tickets
By: lukeylad - 23rd May 2008 at 23:36
Fantastic News for NCL!
An Aircraft Upgrade the 777 is on the cards for next year! Id say we may get a second flight the year after!
By: SHAMROCK321 - 23rd May 2008 at 22:35
Great newsfor NCL, I cant see why EK dont start DUB, EY are making a fortune on DUB-AUH their 3rd most profitable route after LHR and YYZ.
By: B77W - 23rd May 2008 at 16:30
Yeah!!
Go EK! 😀
Great news for EK & NCL, hopefully they will introduce a second daily flight soon!
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