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avbuff · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5031

In 2015, there will be minor increase in frequencies to India taking the total count of flights from 185 per week to 188 per week.

* DXB CCU increases from 12 weekly A332 to 13 weekly (daily B772 + 6 weekly A332) effective S15. EK572/573 sees the additional flight.

* DXB CCJ increases from 11 weekly (6 weekly B772 + 5 weekly A332) to 12 weekly (10 weekly B772 + 2 weekly B773) from 01JUL15. Rotation EK 562/563 to CCJ becomes daily and EK 560/561 remians 5 weekly

* DXB AMD increases from 10 weekly A332 to 11 weekly (10 weekly A332 + 1 B772) effective W15. EK 540/541 rotation gets an additional flight.

* DXB TRV changes from 12 weekly A332 to 10 weekly A332 + 2 weekly B772. No seat increase or frequency change.

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Before many of you freak out, these adjustments are mainly due to the retirement of the old B777s and 2 class A332s. So once 3 class aircrafts are deployed on these routes, it has given the additional seats to add extra frequencies.

With these changes by winter 15 the A332s will be seen only at TRV,AMD and CCU.

Nimish · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:33 pm Post subject:

This will be good - more frequencies is always good, plus the better aircraft and more premium seating should be good news for EK FFPs as they have a good chance of being upgrade on the India-DXB legs.
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stealthpilot · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2325 Location: BLR, DXB

avbuff · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5031

10APR15-07MAY15 MTWTFSS DUBAI /KOLKATA
1234567 DXB CCU 0205 0820 EK 570 772*C
1.34567 DXB CCU 1300 1915 EK 572 332*C
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sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

Emirates launches 13th weekly service to Kolkata and introduces first class to the route
News
20-Jan-2015 9:40 AM
Emirates announced (19-Jan-2015) two enhancements to its service to the Kolkata market. Commencing 29-Mar-2015, the airline will add a 13th weekly service between Kolkata and Dubai, while the carrier, from the same date, will operate a larger Boeing 777-200ER on the route as flight numbers EK570 and EK571 which will offer Emirates’ First Class service. The Boeing is an up-gauge from the existing A330-200, with capacity for 274 passengers; 220 in Economy Class, 42 in Business Class and 12 First Class. Emirates will be the only airline operating a First Class cabin to the city. The new service and up-gauge will represent a capacity increase of 250 seats in each direction per week.

sumantra · Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi

Ojas, I am a bit confused. The B772 was to replace the A332s going out of the fleet, or for some heavy checks, IIRC. So the First class was actually a side-effect, and the increase in frequency is to counter the thrust more from the Etihad (+Jet) presence, than the smaller Qatar presence. This also has a small side-effect of more than making up for the lost 30-odd Y seats with a single B772 operation, given the large low yield demand. Am I talking sense?
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avbuff · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5031

Mostly yes.

The 2 class A332s will retire by end of March 2015 and so will two of the three 2 class B772s. Seat capacity of 3 class B772 is 274 and 2 class A332 is 278.

Also the second flight which is a A332, will be reduced from 278 to 237. So the total seat count is reduced by 233 seats for which they can add an additional 237 seater A332.

It's purely maxing the bilaterals, which is why CCU will be an entirely 3 class operation.

sumantra · Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi

Ah thank you, Ojas!

sabya99 · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:09 pm Post subject:

Every airlines have the right to cater as many business/first class passengers as possible as airlines have to make money at all cost. But the first/ business class passengers are getting fewer. Even many business organizations are encouraging cheapest mode of air travel just to save money. Perhaps in the long run only three classes of airlines will fly : 1) LCC airlines 2) Airlines backed by petro dollars like EK and 3) Airlines owned by state like AI. Even established airlines are setting up their own LCC subsidiaries! Airlines with a pipe dream of making quick bucks using first/ business class passengers will bite the dust eventually. This is a worldwide trend!
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sshank · Member Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 377 Location: NYC

stealthpilot · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2325 Location: BLR, DXB