PIA's DXB-SVO flight...

[PIAinORD]

Is PIA still doing the Moscow flight via Dubai? Because if they are, they might as well stop it because they are competing with EK and SQ on that route (I didn't even realize Singapore flew this route!) and will have no chance of making money of this route...

[smarties]

How often do SQ fly to Moscow from DXB? You also forgot that Aeroflot also fly daily to Moscow from Dubai.

[hasan saleem]

SQ Flies three times a week to DME Via Dubai

DME Moscow Domodedovo
SVO Moscow Sheremetyevo

[smarties]

SQ Flies three times a week to DME Via Dubai not SVO

DME Moscow Domodedovo
SVO Moscow Sheremetyevo

yeah you are right. EK also fly to DME not SVO. Siberia Airlines also flies 2 a week DXB-DME.

[PIAinORD]

hmm, what's the difference between the airports? Still their facing some heavy competition no? You can forget about premium pax on the route...

[ord]

Is PIA still doing the Moscow flight via Dubai? Because if they are, they might as well stop it because they are competing with EK and SQ on that route (I didn't even realize Singapore flew this route!) and will have no chance of making money of this route...

I don't know about yields, but the fligth is usually 100% booked in J and Y classes on the DXB-SVO-DXB sector. Most of this traffic does not originate in KHI, but in DXB. I imagine they do well on the KHI-DXB sector.

hmm, what's the difference between the airports? Still their facing some heavy competition no? You can forget about premium pax on the route...

DME is a long ways outside of Moscow, but has been privatized and has recently undergone a rufurbishment, with a brand new terminal. In the past it was used exclusively by former USSR airlines, but now a lot of major carriers including BA, LX, and SQ use it.

SVO however remains Moscow's main international gateway, but it now desperately needs an overhaul (physical and human resource).

[behramjee]

I don't know about yields, but the fligth is usually 100% booked in J and Y classes on the DXB-SVO-DXB sector. Most of this traffic does not originate in KHI, but in DXB. I imagine they do well on the KHI-DXB sector.

Glad to read about this

For PIA to get such high loads in both J and Y classes makes it seem that their fares are way lower than SQs and EKs but at the same level as Aeroflot. Currently the route is flown twice a week...hopefully if loads and revenue maintain their consistency then we may see an A 310 do a third weekly DXB-SVO-DXB route I wonder if PIA ever coordinated its schedules to offer a SVO-DXB-NBO flight...Im sure that there is a small niche market for Kenya from Russia for business and leisure purposes!

[PIAinORD]

For PIA to get such high loads in both J and Y classes makes it seem that their fares are way lower than SQs and EKs but at the same level as Aeroflot. Currently the route is flown twice a week...hopefully if loads and revenue maintain their consistency then we may see an A 310 do a third weekly DXB-SVO-DXB route I wonder if PIA ever coordinated its schedules to offer a SVO-DXB-NBO flight...Im sure that there is a small niche market for Kenya from Russia for business and leisure purposes!

Maybe Russia in general is just underserved period? It is the largest country in the world area wise with a huge population, surprised the airlines aren't tapping into this market more...

[Abbas Ali]

For flights to/from Russia, PIA is hiring Russian flight attendants.

Job application form for Russian flight attendants: http://www.piac.com.pk/jobs/Advertiseme ... DESSES.pdf

Interview of candidates will take place at hotel Novotel Novoslobooskaya, Metro Station Mendeleevskaya, Moscow on 10th April 2006 at 0900 hours.