Kkfla737 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1033 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 3788 times:
SFO or LAX from what i've read. ORD would be the 4th destination.
Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 3678 times:
Karan69 From India, joined Oct 2004, 2785 posts, RR: 19 Reply 4, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 3647 times:
The first scheduled routes which they are going to fly on their soon to be delivered A340-600 HGWs are to either LAX or SFO or both--and an additional route which they are looking at is Boston apart from the canadian trunk routes
EmiratesUK From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 288 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3451 times:
I think EK's main priority is getting loads up to a healthy level on the daily JFK run. I was in DXB back in Nov and the holding lounge for the JFK flight can't of had more than 70-80 passengers, I know this is nothing to go by as only viewing one flight won't give a true insight in to loads.
My guess would be once the above is achieved then we would see SFO,LAX,DTW,IAH,YYZ all within 2 years.
Cedarjet From United Kingdom, joined exactly 14 years ago today! , 7707 posts, RR: 55 Reply 9, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 3351 times:
I fail to see where EK's pax are coming from on their JFK run, except maybe some low yield traffic connecting to India. Dubai itself ain't much of a draw for the US market, in the heart of the Arab world and fifteen hours flying time away - if you want some sand and sun, go to Antigua, right? The most populated part of the Middle East is to the west of Dubai, so Lebanese, Jordanians etc will continue to use Air France, Alitalia, British Airways, Swiss and Luftwaffe. To India there is all of the above plus Air-India, Kuwait Airways and others. Since EK aren't part of an alliance, there are no FF points of any use (except maybe an affiliation with ANA) - so the AA/GF codeshares will continue to bag the high-yield pax.
As an aside, Emirates won't pick up any traffic to Lebanon if they start serving Brazil, as with flights from N America, Beirut is too far west to use DXB as a transit point - Brazilians and Lebanese travelling between the two nations will continue to fly Air France et al. (Any news on the One World flight that LAN Chile were going to operate on behalf of all, MAD-BEY-DPS-SYD?)
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The Coachman From Australia, joined Apr 2001, 1411 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 3321 times:
Call me crazy but the IFE on EK is so good on the A340-500's, I'd do SYD-DXB-JFK instead of SYD-LAX-JFK. I wouldn't get bored that's for sure, whereas i might on QF and definitely would on UA. I'd rack up huge amounts of FF points to JFK that way...
Continentalcle From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 127 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 3278 times:
CaptainTim From Hong Kong, joined Dec 2004, 431 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 3098 times:
Continentalcle~ i'm a native texan too but i really have doubts about Emirates flying to IAH....
i'd put my money on ORD and LAX~ hubs into the US.... but when the 380s are out.. i'd think that toronto would have a pretty good chance... and maybe but a smaller chance Vancouver.
btw.. is Emirates a member of any alliance e.g. Star Alliance? i dont' recall seeing them in any adverts for the major alliances
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Rjpieces From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2938 times:
Any word on the success of their DXB-JFK flight? It's a very nice sight at JFK. Although last I heard they were giving some pretty big promotions which led some to believe it wasn't doing as well as hoped.
Airxliban From Lebanon, joined Oct 2003, 4491 posts, RR: 55 Reply 20, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1624 times:
if they start an LAX service, I'll fly them LAX-DXB-JFK instead of AA LAX-JFK, just try to them out, with a stopover in DXB and a night at the Burj Al Arab of course.
BHMNONREV From Australia, joined Aug 2003, 1284 posts, RR: 4 Reply 21, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1544 times:
You shouldn't.... IAH is a PRIME target for EK in the not-to-distant future.
No doubt Halliburton/KBR has their eye on this as well, with the hundreds of contract workers they're sending to Iraq and Kuwait every week. But for this to happen EK would need to find a US carrier to code-share on this route, to skirt the requirement for travel on a US flag carrier....
Cofaninbos From United States of America, joined May 2004, 287 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1533 times:
BHMNONREV-
I am fairly certain that Continental and Emirates codeshare already on flights into and out of Gatwick. I wonder if Emirates would ever join SkyTeam?
BHMNONREV From Australia, joined Aug 2003, 1284 posts, RR: 4 Reply 23, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1536 times:
I am fairly certain that Continental and Emirates codeshare already on flights into and out of Gatwick. I wonder if Emirates would ever join SkyTeam?
Could very well be, I know EK codes on CO's LGW-EWR/IAH flights, not sure about the other way around.
As far as EK joining SkyTeam, personally don't see it happening. EK seems to like their autonomy, I see selected code-shares like the one above to be as far as they will go...
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