“airmageddon” Jibe following Heathrow's Capacity Cap was the driving force behind the talk of the town, that London is reducing it's air travel capacity , without any alternate plans.
Though Emirates mellowed down on it's strong stand to defy Heathrow's instructions , it was not ready to reduce it's London Capacity ! Today , we saw an alternative arrangement to Heathrow.
After agreeing to cooperate Heathrow's capacity reduction plans , Emirates has increased it's London service by resuming it's passenger flights to London Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) , as its third London gateway with a daily flight.
Emirates says,
"Emirates has resumed passenger services to London Stansted (STN), serving its third London gateway with a daily flight. The airline has advanced plans to increase capacity from five-weekly services to a daily flight, starting from today."
"With the return of services to Stansted, Emirates has ramped up its operations to London with nine daily flights, including six daily flights to Heathrow and a double daily flight to Gatwick. The added services will meet market demand and offer customers more travel choices and enhanced connectivity this summer."
Emirates used it's Boeing 777-31H(ER) aircraft (A6-EQL) for today's flight , and plans to continue the Boeing 777-300ERs for a Dubai departure at 08:50hrs and arrive in London Stansted at 13:30hrs local time.
The return flight, EK68 will depart London Stansted at 21:10hrs and arrive in Dubai at 7:10hrs local time, the following day.
Emirates says,
London Stansted remains a key hub for the airline’s passenger and cargo operations. The daily service will offer customers in East and Southeast UK more travel options, flexibility, and convenience when travelling with Emirates to more than 130 destinations, via Dubai.
Emirates currently serves seven gateways in the UK. By October 2022, the airline will be serving the country with 110 weekly flights, including: six times daily to London Heathrow; daily service to London Stansted; double daily A380 service to Gatwick; three times daily to Manchester, including a double daily A380 service (starting 1st October 2022); double daily service to Birmingham; five weekly flights to Newcastle; and a daily service to Glasgow.
The airline is also currently serving London Gatwick with three daily flights until 3 August 2022. The added frequency is serving customer demand and accommodating passengers affected by capacity adjustments on flights from London Heathrow.
Picture : Stansted Airport
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