EK Cuts Flights to PER and SYD in Early/Mid 2019

[Pleb Status]

EK have announced further cuts to flights to Australia.

DXB-PER will drop to a single daily flight from 31MAR19 (with the 380 at least) and the daily DXB-BKK-SYD flight will also be dropped from 31MAY19.

It was not that long ago when EK operated three daily flights DXB-PER. Interesting how government interference can effect the market place ($14M+ in QF subsidies?).

Emirates S19 service changes as of 12JAN19

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[AIRwin]

DXB-BKK-SYD flight will also be dropped from 31MAY19.

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[Pushka]

EK have announced further cuts to flights to Australia.

DXB-PER will drop to a single daily flight from 31MAR19 (with the 380 at least) and the daily DXB-BKK-SYD flight will also be dropped from 31MAY19.

It was not that long ago when EK operated three daily flights DXB-PER. Interesting how government interference can effect the market place ($14M+ in QF subsidies?).

Emirates S19 service changes as of 12JAN19

(Edit: This could be a Travel News item, mods please move if more appropriate)

I’m struggling to sort out an award on EK and am finding they consistently route me through anywhere but Adelaide. I wonder if that’s being slashed too.

 

[AIRwin]

I’m struggling to sort out an award on EK and am finding they consistently route me through anywhere but Adelaide. I wonder if that’s being slashed too.

Excess capacity out of PER/SYD on the contrary?

 

[Pushka]

Excess capacity out of PER/SYD on the contrary?

Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane. Anything but Adelaide.

 

[Doctore1003]

Very sad to see this SYD-BKK option go.

 

[N0mad]

Very sad to see this SYD-BKK option go.

feel the same, it was the only reason i collected qantas points as the wife's family live in Thailand and was easy to get award seats. now i think i will start collecting Velocity and Kris flyer instead.

hopefully i can find something to use my 500,000 QF points on.

 

[AIRwin]

hopefully i can find something to use my 500,000 QF points on.

JQ to HKT or BKK?

 

[Must...Fly!]

Etihad jumped out of Perth too. The effect of QR dumping an A380 and seemingly filling it at cheap prices cannot be overestimated.

Though I will say that QF9/10 would have had the most significant impact given the number of expats and visitors in and out of WA from the UK.

 

[Saab34]

Be interested to see the competitor response should QF kick off a PER-CDG run.

QR seems to have a bottomless bank account so EK might jump down to a 777. Might see EK pull back in BNE.

 

[N0mad]

JQ to HKT or BKK?

The business product just isn't the same.

 

[Happy Trails]

Very sad to see this SYD-BKK option go.

Coupled with Thai's cancellation of TG471/472 last year, that's a huge reduction in capacity on the route.

 

[pauly7]

Coupled with Thai's cancellation of TG471/472 last year, that's a huge reduction in capacity on the route.

It’s odd because the QF Syd-Bkk is so busy (now to be even more so). Perhaps we will see this upgauged at some point.

 

[AIRwin]

It’s odd because the QF Syd-Bkk is so busy (now to be even more so). Perhaps we will see this upgauged at some point.

Or additional frequencies?

 

[kelvedon]

JQ to HKT or BKK?

The business product just isn't the same.

Agreed, and neither is the EK777 vs EK A380

 

[Mattg]

Coupled with Thai's cancellation of TG471/472 last year, that's a huge reduction in capacity on the route.

It’s odd because the QF Syd-Bkk is so busy (now to be even more so). Perhaps we will see this upgauged at some point.

I agree, that's a lot of capacity being cut on this route. Down from 1x A380, 2x 747s and 1x A330 each day to 1x 747 and 1x A330 in a matter of months. You would have to think there would be scope for Qantas to put a larger aircraft on the route from June.

 

[6"6Flyer]

feel the same, it was the only reason i collected qantas points as the wife's family live in Thailand and was easy to get award seats. now i think i will start collecting Velocity and Kris flyer instead.

hopefully i can find something to use my 500,000 QF points on.

I moved to BKK with 1.3m QF points, guess I will not be using them anytime soon. As the only availability is normally EK.

 

[jase05]

I moved to BKK with 1.3m QF points, guess I will not be using them anytime soon. As the only availability is normally EK.

You could always burn a few points BKK-HKG in F on CX. Always plenty of availability

 

[6"6Flyer]

You could always burn a few points BKK-HKG in F on CX. Always plenty of availability

Always an option I guess

Though a direct flight option is always my preferred

 

[m_diggity]

I am booked MEL - BKK via SYD in F (obviously only F on the SYD to BKK leg) on the 7th June. It was booked with QFF points.
Obviously will not be able to take that flight anymore.
I rang the Qantas call centre and they told me to wait until the computer system automatically generates an alternative routing, which should occure in a couple of days.

I am wondering what people’s thoughts are on a suitable alternative?

MEL - SIN on QF35 in F, and then SIN to BKK in Jetstar Asia??

I was really looking forward to trying the Emirates First product.
When I booked last year it was on the A380, then it got downgraded to the 777, and now it’s cancelled!!
These things happen I guess..
Hopefully QF can find a flight for us.