Emirates dropping F on some A380 routes

[michaele]

Is this for real..?!

http://www.ausbt.com.au/revealed-emirates-two-class-airbus-a380-seat-map

J at the back of upper deck Y? To save money moving the bar?! I can kind of understand if certain routes F is not profitable (and adding +120 Y seats is..)

Surprised by what seems like a very half-coughd measure from Emirates.

Sorry if this has been posted already, I did a search and couldn't see it..

 

[TomVexille]

EK have been hinting at a 2 class configuration for a while now. Especially for routes like MNL.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Yes remember all those luxurious photos of the A380 - we all knew soon enough it'd become a bus.

 

[yohy?!]

A telling sign that massive capacity dumping doesn't necessarily translate to premium yields (particularly when your soft product is sub par)

 

[Aussie_flyer]

this has been on the cards for a long time, why should EK offer F to every port?

 

[Colin 2905]

Should we call these A380's F-off's?

 

[dajop]

I thought the OP's concern was more about J being behind Y (and by implication last to disembark although not stated) than the loss of F.... I think everyone is now accepting that F is just a vanity exercise on most routes.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

I thought the OP's concern was more about J being behind Y (and by implication last to disembark although not stated) than the loss of F.... I think everyone is now accepting that F is just a vanity exercise on most routes.

'i suppose but the thread title indicated loss of F as the main subject

 

[TomVexille]

I thought the OP's concern was more about J being behind Y (and by implication last to disembark although not stated) than the loss of F.... I think everyone is now accepting that F is just a vanity exercise on most routes.

It does allow for minimal change...

As for disembarkation, that would require crew intervention.

 

[dajop]

this has been on the cards for a long time, why should EK offer F to every port?

Actually announced (or rather entered into GDS) in April that they would be flying two class A380 to CPH from January next year. I guess what is new is that the configuration has been revealed.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

The business seats on the A380 are better than on the B777 which used to fly DXB<->CPH and I do llike the bar, but I don't like the idea of being down the back of the aircraft.
Also I thought having an entire premium deck was a great aspect of the EK layout.
Although if I recall correctly there are two aerobridges for the upper deck so J should still be able to board separately.

 

[Nizar]

This was announced some time ago and does not surprise me. Other airlines like SQ and LH also reducing F.

 

[Hvr]

This was announced some time ago and does not surprise me. Other airlines like SQ and LH also reducing F.

And Qantas only has F permanently on two routes, LAX/LHR.

 

[JohnPhelan]

And Qantas only has F permanently on two routes, LAX/LHR.

.....and DFW.

 

[Hvr]

And Qantas only has F permanently on two routes, LAX/LHR.

.....and DFW.

D'oh, of course. I forgot the Alamo.

 

[michaele]

I thought the OP's concern was more about J being behind Y (and by implication last to disembark although not stated) than the loss of F.... I think everyone is now accepting that F is just a vanity exercise on most routes.

Yeah, I totally accept and agree that a 2 class (or basically no F) A380 for many markets is probably a smart move.

Having J at the back (which appears to be to save moving a bar) is an interesting decision.

Is it to save confusion when J pax board either one of the two aircraft, ie through the same door / a similar experience? I guess thinking about it now, the J pax are at the back (of the upper deck) already..

 

[Aussie_flyer]

D'oh, of course. I forgot the Alamo.

And Dubai of course

 

[hummel]

Yes remember all those luxurious photos of the A380 - we all knew soon enough it'd become a bus.

airBUS afterall