LAHORE: Emirates Airlines is likely to cut services to Pakistan as there ismaintenance work on Dubai Airport’s Southern Runway, Pakistan Aviationlink reported.
It was further reported that due to the current economic conditions, HRshortages and the changing dynamics, the operational schedules for Emiratesand other airlines are being reviewed.
As of now, the airline is serving Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar andSialkot with its Boeing 777 fleet. Moreover, its codeshare partner FlyDubaioperates to Faisalabad, Multan, Karachi, Quetta and Sialkot.
It was further reported by sources within the aviation industry that “It isquite likely that from the third quarter of 2019, Emirates might cutservices to Multan, Sialkot and Peshawar”, adding that FlyDubai will “pickits load and serve as a feeder airline”.
The impact on flights to Pakistan includes flights from Dubai to Islamabad,which will be reduced from 11 to seven flights weekly, Dubai to Karachiflights will be reduced from 35 to 23 weekly, whereas flights from Dubai toLahore will be reduced from 10 to nine weekly and flights to Peshawar willbe reduced from five to three weekly.
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Moreover, flights to Multan and Sialkot have already been cancelled, butFlyDubai continues to serve the destinations.
In addition to that, this will also have an impact to the internationaldestinations as flights will be reduced from Dubai to London (Gatwick,Heathrow and Stansted), Madinah, Manchester, New York and direct flights toNewark are cancelled.
