Emirates going 3x daily to PER

[oz_mark]

From airlineroute

Emirates today has announced that it’ll be adding 3 new destinations at in Winter 2012 while expanding operation to Perth. Reservations for these new flights are now open as of 1400hrs GMT

 

[thewinchester]

No surprise there. Emirates going to 3x daily to PER has been a given for ages (most of the geeks here couldn't shut up about it). They've got pretty high loads out of here, and a spacious lounge which they've had since starting service which is still under utilised.

The smart money right now also has EK being the first A380 customer ex-PER as soon as T1 Pier 1 is opened.

 

[alieninperth]

Did the story in The West on Saturday mention that an EK A380 would be used into PER?

 

[Danger]

EK406 DXB-MEL (5 July departure) is diverting to Perth due to a medical emergency. The airport has apparently been closed to all other traffic until the aircraft has landed. It's showing an arrival time of 0100 and a departure from Perth of 0200. Flightstats is showing a delay of 145 minutes which would presumably impact on passengers continuing to AKL.

MH, NZ and SQ departing flights would appear to be impacted.