Each week, airlines worldwide submit schedule changes—new routes, cut routes, frequency changes, equipment swaps, etc.—to Cirium and OAG. Booking websites are then updated. The latest filing shows five changes to Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Singapore Airlines routes.
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As always, things could easily change again. As such, this article provides a snapshot of the situation as of October 28.
Emirates, which will fly its superjumbos to 51 destinations from Dubai this winter, has halved the planned number of non-stop A380 flights to Hong Kong. It had scheduled a double daily non-stop operation from January 1 onward, but it’ll now be daily.
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The new schedule is as follows, with all times local. Aptly, the EK380 flight number will still see the equipment. The 517-seat A380 is scheduled, which has 14 first class seats, 76 business seats, and 427 economy seats. EK382/EK383 will now be operated by the 360-seat Boeing 777-300ER, meaning 30% fewer seats per departure. It’ll help with winter loads, fares, and yields.
Emirates also uses the A380 to Hong Kong on a fifth freedom basis via Bangkok (daily), which is unchanged. Thus, the total number of winter Hong Kong A380 flights has been reduced from triple daily—a frequency last seen in February 2020—to double daily.
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Qatar Airways returned the double-decker quadjet to Doha-Paris CDG in May 2023. After one-off flights on November 24 and December 1, 2024, the 517-seat type was scheduled to operate until at least June 2025. However, CDG’s three times weekly A380 flights will now end sooner than planned.
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The latest information shows that the superjumbo service will cease on March 29, the day before northern airlines switch to summer schedules based on IATA slot seasons.
From April, the A380 was to leave Doha at 08:35 (QR39) and arrive home at 23:50 (QR40). Unsurprisingly, these times correspond to Qatar Airways’ largest quantity of European departures/arrivals, meaning maximum connectivity.
The 354-seat non-first-class 777-300ER will replace the double-decker next summer, providing 32% fewer seats per departure. This will help with winter loads, fares, and yields. It is unclear where the freed-up A380 will be flown.
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In the latest update, Singapore Airlines made three changes to its A380 network:
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