Emirates launched daily nonstop flights from Perth to Dubai on May 15,nearly doubling the previous freqency of four flights per week.All services are operated by 777-200s.
Emirates now has 21 sevices to and from three Australian cities-Sydney,Melbourne and Perth,the first two via Singapore-and Brisbane will be added in October.At the same time,nonstop Dubai-Sydney flights will be introduced when the Airbus A340-500 enters service.
By: Bhoy - 26th May 2003 at 13:35
Originally posted by greekdude1
When is the A345 going to be introduced into service, and who is the launch customer?
As far as I’m aware, Air Canada was to be launch customer, but I don’t know if their financial problems have led them to defer the 345. Nor am I sure of the first delivery date, although there is at least one 345 in AC colours at Toulouse, that I’ve seen in the background of pics on a.net
By: greekdude1 - 26th May 2003 at 02:08
Either way, in order for them to fly from SYD or MEL to Europe, they’d have to make 2 stops. The only way to avoid this, is to be based in SIN, BKK, KUL, or HKG, or something. As soon as they get their A345’s, they won’t have to worry about this anyhow.
By: mongu - 26th May 2003 at 01:57
Ah, OK, with you. Could they start a base in Perth and fly from there instead of Singapore?
By: greekdude1 - 26th May 2003 at 01:55
That’s correct Mongu, because either way, Emirates is going to have to make a stop in Dubai because that’s their base. From Dubai, they can only reach Perth, and not Sydney or Melbourne. From DXB they have to stop in SIA or BKK, just like the rest of them, to reach those 2 cities.
By: mongu - 26th May 2003 at 01:37
Yes, but you said on an earlier post that Emirates couldn’t do UK-Australia 1 stop with currenct equipment. But SIA can, using the same aircraft?!
By: greekdude1 - 26th May 2003 at 01:19
That is correct Mongu, I don’t think were debating the fact that SIA or a few other airlines flew Australia-Europe with one stop. I did the same in July 2002. I flew SYD-SIN, stayed overnight in Singapore, then continued on SYD-LHR, both segments on a 744. If she’s on the 773 out of SYD, she’s leaving around noon.
By: mongu - 26th May 2003 at 01:15
Hang on a sec, Singapore Airlines fly UK-Australia 1 stop using the 777.
My fiancee is flying MEL-SIN-MAN shortly and it will be a 777 on both sectors (I think 773 to SIN and 772 onward to MAN).
By: greekdude1 - 26th May 2003 at 01:06
When is the A345 going to be introduced into service, and who is the launch customer? As far as the 777 goes Mongu, the 777-300ER is supposed to have similar range to the A346 and the 777-200LR is supposed to compete with the A345. My question is, couldn’t they just extend the range of the 777 one time, instead of twice? Why did they even come out with the baseline version? Is the 777-200LR still going to happen?
By: mongu - 25th May 2003 at 23:37
You’re right I suppose, they will ultimately combine the A330 and A340.
Does the 777 have any future then?
By: dan330 - 25th May 2003 at 21:44
The A345 will start to do DXB – SYD non-stop. I tried searching for flights in January and got the A345 on that leg. Would be a cracking route to fly with the A330 from either MAN or BHX!
By: greekdude1 - 25th May 2003 at 19:16
I’m sure they’d cut out Singapore if they could, Mongu. I don’t think current equipment can handle DXB-SYD unless severe payload restrictions come into play. The A340-500 will also be able to fly SIN-LAX non-stop, where current technology can’t. That thing is going to be able to open up some new markets, in addition to the 2 aforementioned.
By: mongu - 25th May 2003 at 16:08
Their biggest detraction, when booking UK-Australia tickets, is that they are 2 stop and everyone else is 1 stop.
They need to cut out Singapore and fly UK-DXB-Australia. Do they need an A340 to do that? I would have thought a 777 was capable of such a route.
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