Emirates starts cancelling flights as it prepares for 28% capacity cuts

Emirates confirmed Sunday that it has already started cancelling some flights for next year in preparation for the major refurbishment work at the southern runway of Dubai International. A source said some April to May 2019 flights have already been cancelled, as the airline prepares for a major capacity cut during the airport runway scheduled repairs next year. All flight schedules have yet to be finalised, though, but during the repair period in 2019, the number of available flights will be reduced by about 28%. Emirates logged more than 3,600 flights on average per week, or more than 191,000 flights in 2017 alone. The airline has been on an expansion mode, acquiring 21 new aircraft in 2017. Also last year, Emirates expanded its network to 158 destinations. <br/>