Emirates Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

Monday 27 February has EK412 from DXB to SYD likely to arrive 61 minutes late at 0801 hours with A380 A6-EUK while EK434, the DXB - BNE that has A6-EDZ should pull in at around 0710, half an hour behind schedule.

UPDATE: EK404 (another A380 A6-EOV) is also delayed with this SIN - MEL overnighter likely to arrive at 0926, 36 late on Monday 27.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 7 March is expected to see EK412 from DXB to SYD arriving an hour late at 0800 as it departed DXB on Monday 6 at 1117, 62 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 11 March 2017, EK406 from MEL to AKL, the 0810 hours is expected to instead depart at around 0850.

 

[Melburnian1]

Wednesday 22 March 2017 has EK412 from DXB to SYD (A380 A6-EUF) arriving 42 late at 0742 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Friday 24 March, A380 A6-EEX on EK404 from SIN down to MEL is arriving at about 0921 hours, 31 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

Saturday 25 March sees EK434 (A380 A6-EOM) from DXB to BNE arriving at about 0809, 89 minutes tardy. The 0825 hours scheduled departure of the 'tag flight' from BNE across to AKL should become about 0950.

The BKK- SYD overnight EK418 (A380 A6-EON) is about 73 late with arrival suggested as 1013. Its 1040 hours timetabled departure to AKL will more likely become 1155 or so.

A6-EUA on the SIN to MEL EK404 is 100 minutes late with a 1030 arrival predicted.

The DXB - SYD EK412 (A380 A6-EUI) is worst of all as its arrival is suggested as 0918, 138 minutes behind schedule. It had taken off from DXB about two hours and 35 minutes late (155 late) at 1315 hours on Friday 24: scheduled departure ex DXB was 1015. ITs 0845 hours SYD - CHC onward leg will become about a 1050 hours departure if all goes well.

These late flights must be difficult for airports to manage and in some cases may force other flights to use bus transfers to stands away from gates. I had the displeasure of this occurring with another airline in SYD a few weeks ago.

 

[Melburnian1]

With lightning and thunderstorms having been the order of the day in DXB, EK434 into BNE on Sunday 26 March is expected to arrive 130 minutes behind at 0850 hours. Aircraft is A380 A6-EEF.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 28 March sees EK419, the 1615 hours AKL - SYD that took off at 1800 (A380 A6-EDN) likely to arrive at 1909 instead of 1745, 84 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

EK406 (the 0810 hours MEL - AKL that was airborne at 0908, A380 A6-EEF) should arrive at 1426, 41 minutes tardy on Wednesday 29 March.

 

[blu]

Tuesday 28 March sees EK419, the 1615 hours AKL - SYD that took off at 1800 (A380 A6-EDN) likely to arrive at 1909 instead of 1745, 84 minutes tardy.

Onboard. Had a quick exit through SYD immigration once baggage available (compared to morning arrivals).

 

[Melburnian1]

Thursday 30 March has EK434 from DXB to BNE (A380 A6-EEK) arriving 34 minutes late at 0659.

A380 A6-EDY on EK406 from DXB to MEL is more severely delayed with arrival suggested as 1009 instead of 0635, so 214 minutes tardy. Instead of 0810, the 'tag flight' onward leg to AKL may get away from MEL at around 1145.

 

[Melburnian1]

In further on Thursday 30 March, EK419 (1615 hours AKL - SYD that was not in the sky until 1736, A390 A6-EEK) should arrive at 1837, 52 minutes behind schedule.

EK419 (1930 hours SYD - BKK that was airborne at 2139, A380 A6-EEK) should arrive on Friday 31 March at 0227 instead of 0055 hours.

EK414, the 0150 hours DXB - SYD that took off at 0213 (A380 A6-EEM) is only just making SYD curfew with arrival at 2300 or a little later, but touchdown (which is the relevant factor) is at 2254.

 

[Melburnian1]

Sunday 9 April sees EK406, the 0710 MEL - AKL that took off at 0813 hours (A380 A6-EDD) likely to arrive at 1323, 38 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

EK406 on Monday 10 April 2017 was again late, this time departing from MEL at 0810, an hour tardy, with AKL arrival suggested as 43 minutes behind schedule at 1328,

 

[Melburnian1]

On Thursday 14 April, EK408 (B773ER A6-EGE) on its DXB to MEL run should pull in at approximately 2231 late tonight, 41 late.

 

[dajop]

EK 404 had arrival into MEL late on Fri 14 April. arriving one hour late after having to return to the gate at SlN to offload a sick passenger and their luggage - rhis also involved a full hand luggage owner identity check.

 

[Melburnian1]

EK408, the 0240 hours Easter Saturday (15 April 2017) DXB - MEL took off at 0412, so the unsurprising result late at night is an expected 56 minute late arrival at 2246 hours for B773ER A6-ECG.

 

[Melburnian1]

Esater Sunday (16 April) sees EK418 from SYD to AKL (A380 A6-EDA), the 0925 hours that took off at 1009 likely to arrive at 1510 this afternoon, 35 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Wednesday 19 April with some (limited?) fog in MEL, EK406, the 0710 hours MEL - AKL (A380 A6-EDD) did not take off until 0758.

 

[Melburnian1]

EK406 from MEL to AKL, the 0710 hours (A380 A6-EUG) is again late, this time on Friday 21 April with it still taxiing as at 0826 hours.

The 0750 hours SYD - CHC EK412 (A380 A6-EUE) took off at 0851 so arrival is predicted to be 1349 hours, 54 minutes tardy.