Craig 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2016 (edited) EK will upgauge EK346/347 between 01JUL16 and 28JUL16 from 3-cabin 77W to 3-cabin 380. There'll be 2 daily 3-cabin 380 to KUL during this period (EK 342/343 remains 3-cabin 380 service). Etihad will use 3-cabin 77W (Jetihad 77W) for EY411/418. Edited June 17, 2016 by Craig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheng Kit 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2016 Emirates Expands A380 Kuala Lumpur Operations from Sep 2016 From here Emirates starting 01SEP16 plans to adjust capacity on Dubai – Kuala Lumpur route, ahead of planned frequency changes from 30OCT16. From 01SEP16, the airline will add 2nd daily 3-class A380 rotation on this route, as EK346/347. EK408 DXB0240 – 1350KUL 77W D EK346 DXB0350 – 1505KUL 388 D EK342 DXB1030 – 2150KUL 388 D EK344 DXB2135 – 0855+1KUL 77W D EK343 KUL0210 – 0455DXB 388 D EK409 KUL1010 – 1300DXB 77W D EK345 KUL1030 – 1330DXB 77W D EK347 KUL1920 – 2215DXB 388 D EK342/343 from 01OCT16 will gradually transition to 2-class A380 operation, reported earlier this year. EK346/347 will also switch to 2-class A380 operation starting 01FEB17. Overall frequency for this route will be reduced from 4 to 3 daily from 30OCT16, previously reported. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted July 20, 2016 Why is this thread entitled 2 x A380s daily from 16 July 2016? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chookyan 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2016 Was on board in Biz Class 2 EK A380 flights last week. First flight from BCN to Dubai and second Dubai to KL and you can feel the differences in the level of services between Europe and Asia sectors. For the BCN-Dubai leg flight time which was only 6 hours plus, Bvlgari amenity kits were given, 'his' for males and 'her' for ladies and the crew goes around taking drinks order regularly and offer to line your flat bed seat with mattress so that you can be comfortable without even been ask, the crew was top notch! . In the Dubai - KL leg, service level was opposite, no amenity kits were given for a 7 hours plus flight time, drinks round irregular, only provide mattress if you request for them, desserts accompanying the 'light bites' meal before landing were not served unless you request for it. When I asked for lip balm due to dryness of the lips from a member of the crew, I was told we don't carrry them on board, not even on Biz class, it was a bit shock! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jani 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2016 Interesting development. Basically they are "compensating" for the change in frequency with additional capacity. Perhaps next would be 3x daily A380? Was on board in Biz Class 2 EK A380 flights last week. First flight from BCN to Dubai and second Dubai to KL and you can feel the differences in the level of services between Europe and Asia sectors. For the BCN-Dubai leg flight time which was only 6 hours plus, Bvlgari amenity kits were given, 'his' for males and 'her' for ladies and the crew goes around taking drinks order regularly and offer to line your flat bed seat with mattress so that you can be comfortable without even been ask, the crew was top notch! . In the Dubai - KL leg, service level was opposite, no amenity kits were given for a 7 hours plus flight time, drinks round irregular, only provide mattress if you request for them, desserts accompanying the 'light bites' meal before landing were not served unless you request for it. When I asked for lip balm due to dryness of the lips from a member of the crew, I was told we don't carrry them on board, not even on Biz class, it was a bit shock! Also interesting. Could it be due to timing of the flight that the amenities/service was different? Or is this just a regular occurrence? Would be terrible if true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Izanee 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) They have upgraded both flights now for the summer peak season till 28th July... Then again from September Edited July 20, 2016 by Izanee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Azizul Ramli 2 Report post Posted July 20, 2016 I was at KLIA on 4 July 2016 at around 4 pm and there was an EK A380 at Gate C27. I think that was flight EK346/347. I was again at KLIA at around midnight and there was an EK A380 too. That should be flight EK342/343 I guess. So yeah, EK has been sending at least 2 A380s daily to KUL since early July 2016. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kandiah k 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2017 Has anyone noticed that EK346/347 has switched to a B77W from an A388. Seasonal changes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jani 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2017 Interesting observation. I was just looking at the schedule a few weeks ago and it indeed was an A380. Anyway I just checked, looks like it is back in December. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites