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I wouldn't rise to it. SWBKCB has a tendency to pick at isolated statements completely out of context and put an ill mannered response to it with no further contribution, often missing or ignoring the point entirely. I've just learnt to ignore them.
This is one I think we can all just draw our own conclusions for now. Time will tell if any of this comes to anything.
This is one I think we can all just draw our own conclusions for now. Time will tell if any of this comes to anything.
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For context, the EK CEO has said many times including this year that the UK is its strongest market with most consistent demand, but slots are not available at UK airports that fit with the DXB hub waves. These waves drive aircraft leaving UK airports - LHR, LGW, STN BHX and MAN etc at about the same time headed to DXB. For EK to add capacity, more of those similarly timed slots at existing airports, or more airports are required. The other issue that EK has is that the A380 are to be replaced over the next 15 years with smaller aircraft (B777X, A350), some 380 have already been retired - delivering growth at EK will need more slots and more airports in the UK, thats just to maintain even the existing pax levels.
Slots with the right times are just not available at the larger UK airports, although MAN and STN have a little scope. And the European hubs are seeing pressure to reduce flying (AMS, FRA etc). So what next?
These UK slot capacity limits apply to all the carriers serving the super hubs from UK (DXB, IST, DOH), its inevitable that EK, TK QR will expand their footprint in UK, and because only smaller airports are available (BRS, LPL, CWL, BOH), these are likely to see some related growth. Its equally likely that these airports will need smaller aircraft - rather than the A380, B777X etc. so the smaller gauge fleets of FlyDubai (a proxy for EK) as well as TK and QR can be expected to be more present in UK regions as time progresses.
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Last edited by Flitefone; 2nd Jul 2024 at 21:41.
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