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A month in the life of  A6-EGA

Reg: A6-EGA flying in March 2012
Typecode: B77W
Type: Boeing 777-31HER
Serial number: 38984
Airline: Emirates

Just out of curiosity - a random Emirates 777-300 in a typical month. This is where it flies to and show what a remarkable job Ek does of keeping its planes in the air earning revenue.
 

Date Flight Number From/Dep To/Arr Scheduled Hours Notes

1 March

420

DXB   02.55

PER   17.35

10.40

1 March

421

PER   22.30

DXB   05.25 (2nd)

10.55

2 March

406

DXB   10.10

MEL/AKL 13.45 (3rd)

17.00

3 March

407

AKL/MEL 18.50

DXB   05.40 (4th)

18.15

4 March

404

DXB    09.35

SIN/MEL 08.50 (5th)

14.30

5 March

405

MEL/SIN 19.00

DXB   04.45 (6th)

14.55

 

6 March

247

DXB   07.10

GIG/EZE 19.30

17.35

 

6 March

248

EZE/GIG 21.30

DXB   23.05 (7th)

16.50

 

8 March

414

DXB   01.40

SYD   22.30

13.50

 

9 March

415

SYD   06.05

DXB   13.30

14.25

 

9 March

006

DXB   16.30

LHR   20.15

7.45

 

9 March

006

LHR   22.00

DXB   08.45 (10th)

6.45

 

10 March

261

DXB   10.15

GRU   19.30

15.15

 

11 March

262

GRU   01.25

DXB   21.15

13.50

22.26 arrival to dxb

12 March

502

DXB   13.20

BOM   17.40

2.50

 

12 March

503

BOM   19.05

DXB   20.45

3.10

average flying hours per day so far this month 16.22hrs.

12 March

500

DXB   22.30

BOM   02.50 (13th)

2.50

 

13 March

501

BOM   04.20

DXB   06.00

3.10

 

13 March

404

DXB 09.35

SIN/MEL 08.50 (14th)

14.30

 

14 March

405

MEL/SIN 19.00

DXB 04.45 (15th)

14.55

 

15 March

404

DXB 09.35

SIN/MEL 08.50 (16th)

14.30

 

16 March

405

MEL/SIN 19.00

DXB 04.45 (17th)

14.55

 

17 March

247

DXB 07.10

GIG/EZE 19.30

17.35

 

17 March

248

EZE/GIG 21.30

DXB 23.05 (18th)

16.50

 

19 March

217

DXB 03.15

LAX 07.45

16.30

 

19 March

218

LAX 09.45

DXB 13.30 (20th)

15.45

 

20 March

47

DXB 14.35

FRA 18.35

7.00

 

20 March

48

FRA 20.15

DXB 05.25 (21st)

6.10

 

21 March

147

DXB 08.25

AMS 12.40

7.15

 

21 March

148

AMS 14.15

DXB 23.45

6.30

average now: 16.66 flying hours per day.

22 March

203

DXB 02.55

JFK 08.15

14.20

 

22 March

204

JFK 11.20

DXB 07.50

12.30

 

23 March

502

DXB 13.20

BOM 17.40

2.50

 

23 March

503

BOM 19.05

DXB 20.45

3.10

 

24 March

217

DXB 03.15

LAX 07.45

16.30

 

24 March

218

LAX 09.45

DXB 13.30 (25th)

15.45

 

25 March

47

DXB 14.35

FRA 18.35

7.00

 

25 March

48

FRA 20.15

DXB  05.25 (26th)

6.10

 

26 March

87

DXB 08.45

ZRH 12.35

6.50

 

26 March

88

ZRH 14.40

DXB 23.40

6.00

 

27 March

414

DXB 01.40

SYD 22.30

13.50

 

28 March

415

SYD 06.05

DXB 13.30

14.25

 

28 March

51

DXB 16.30

MUC 20.10

6.40

 

28 March

52

MUC 21.40

DXB  06.30 (29th)

5.50

 

29 March

211

DXB 09.30

IAH 16.00

16.30

 

29 March

212

IAH 18.25

DXB  19.05 (30th)

14.40

 

30 March

542

DXB 21.00

MAA 02.15

3.45

 

30 March

543

MAA 03.30

DXB 06.20

4.20

 

31 March

502

DXB 13.20

BOM 17.40

2.50

 

31 March

503

BOM 19.05

DXB 20.45

3.10

 

31 March

500

DXB 22.30

BOM 02.50

2.50

 

Total number of flying hours in Month 525.7hrs (based on timetable flying hours)
Average flying hours per day - 16.96