Emirates To Begin 4x Weekly Adelaide Service From November

[Oliver Gigacz]

Emirates will begin a four weekly Adelaide service from November 1st 2012, increasing to daily from February 1st 2013. No word yet on times.

Equipment will be B77W (3 Class)

http://airlineroute.net/2012/07/04/ek-w12new/

[Torin Wilson]

http://www.emirates.com/au/english/about/news/news_detail.aspx?article=914489&offset=0

Adelaide (4 weekly flights beginning 1st November 2012)
EK 440 departs Dubai on a Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday at 0155hrs and arrives in Adelaide at 2045hrs – using a Boeing 777-300ER in a three class configuration.

[Guy W]

According to Sabre GDS...

EK440 DXBADL 0155 2045 77W x136
EK441 ADLDXB 2245 0525+1 77W x136

Seats are not open for sale yet though.

[Rowan McKeever]

How will the 77W go given the following extract of the ERSA?

"TWY A6 to TWY B2 and TWY B2 to TWY A6 not AVBL to A340-500, A340-600 and B777-300 type ACFT, due insufficient TWY edge clearance."

[Stuart Trevena]

Hi All,

Doesn't Adelaide also have a curfew?

If so, aren't EK pushing the Departure Time a little??

Stuart

[JamesL]

Pushing it yes, I would assume Back tracking will be used...

[Rowan McKeever]

assume Back tracking will be used...

Hmm fair enough... I guess at 2045 there's not so much going on at ADL that would stop backtracking. And yes, definitely pushing it with curfew!

[Mark Grima]

Sorry, what do you mean by backtracking?

Cheers

M

[Rowan McKeever]

Hi Mark

Land, turn around at the runway end, taxi back along the runway and exit by a taxiway you already passed. Vice versa for a departure.

So we're suggesting for a 23 landing the EK flight will need to turn at the southern threshold, taxi back along the runway and turn off at B2. Likewise for a 05 departure the aircraft will need to enter the runway at B2, taxi all the way down and turn on the threshold.

On reflection I'm not sure that would work anyway... my reading is both A6 AND B2 are unavailable to 77W which effectively means there is no way a 77W can access the terminal. Unless what the ERSA means is a 77W can't TURN between A6 and B2??

Cheers
Rowan

[Troy H]

I have an Adelaide Tower rating and back tracking is not required. Existing taxiways can be used normally for the B773 except the taxiway between L and B2 (ie A6) and there are many ways of getting around that issue without the use of back tracking.

[JamesL]

So how come both QF & VA backtrack on 23 landings?

[steve k]

Adelaide is A380 friendly. cant see any prob for 777-300 at all
Might use selected taxiways but no need to back track I can think of
In my 20 years airside back tracking is seldom seen if ever.

[Ray P.]

Interesting listening to News Radio yesterday with the SA State Government very tight-lipped on how much they have paid Emirates to fly to Adelaide. Would be interesting to see what sort of money is thrown at an airline to have them want to fly to your destination. No doubt the SA Government thinks that the return will outweigh the cost.