Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Cuts Back On Plans To Fly LAX/SFO Routes With 777-200LR
This hasn't been a great week for Dubai-based Emirates, when it
comes to service cutbacks. On the heels of its announcement that
Emirates' first Airbus A380 was grounded this week due to
unspecified problems with the superjumbo's electrical wiring,
Emirates said Thursday it was advised of a delay to the delivery of
three Boeing 777-200LR widebodies due to a strike at the
manufacturer.
As ANN reported, some 27,000 Boeing workers
represented by the International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers struck Boeing on August 6, after soundly
rejecting Boeing's latest contract offer.
The strike shut down production at Boeing's aircraft plants,
resulting in losses of approximately $100 million for each day the
strike wears on, and the manufacturer can't collect payments on
delivered aircraft.
Emirates is the first airline to publicly announce service
delays related to the Boeing strike. The airline said the new
airliners were to be deployed on new routes from Los Angeles and
San Francisco.
The carrier says its plan to begin service from Los Angeles on
October 26 remain unchanged, as does its plans to start service
from San Francisco on December 15. Due to the shortage of aircraft,
however, the Los Angeles service will initially operate on
Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays only, while the San Francisco
service will fly on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Emirates will announce the start date of its daily operations
from both gateways as soon as a revised delivery schedule is
provided from the manufacturer.
"Emirates very much regrets any inconvenience these delays have
caused for their valued customers," the airline told ANN. "Any
passengers holding tickets on affected dates will be re-booked by
Emirates reservations."
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