Emirates Shifts Planes East as Trump Ban Stymies U.S. Plans
- U.S. load factors are ‘percentage points’ lower than usual
- Airline looks at adding capacity to Malaysia, Pacific region
Emirates President Plans to Redeploy U.S. Capacity
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Emirates will shift aircraft to destinations in Malaysia, Oceania and Africa as the airline seeks alternatives after eliminating 25 weekly flights to the U.S. in the fallout from President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions.
Planes on U.S. routes usually fly more than 80 percent full in the summer season but are now “percentage points” less than that, hurting the flights’ profitability, Emirates President Tim Clark said Thursday in an interview at company headquarters in Dubai. The airliners might be redeployed to markets ranging from countries in the Pacific to Africa and Europe, he said.