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Valuair To Launch SIN-PER Flights

StevePER From Australia, joined May 2004, 74 posts, RR: 0
Posted (8 years 9 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2064 times:

I heard on the news this morning that Singapore-based budget airline Valuair will be launching a SIN-PER service in December. It's great to see new international airlines in Perth! Smile And Valuair will be our first international LCC. Valuair is also looking at new routes into China.

News story:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200409/s1203197.htm

Steve

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Tsentsan From Singapore, joined Jan 2002, 2016 posts, RR: 16
Reply 1, posted (8 years 9 months 3 days ago) and read 1985 times:

Damn!! Was hoping they started it as planned on the 2nd week of November..

Any confirmation of their A330 acquisition yet?

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9V-SVC From Singapore, joined Oct 2001, 1782 posts, RR: 11
Reply 2, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1961 times:

I wonder what is Tiger Airways's reaction to this, will they follow suit ? I wonder.

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KEno From Malaysia, joined Feb 2004, 1841 posts, RR: 31
Reply 3, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 1925 times:

Come on Air Asia... we need to fight back!!! Big thumbs up

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Macdaddy From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2004, 157 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 1917 times:

hi,

haven't seen any postings on their web site. Do you know frequency, the date and prices??

Will be great to see it here in Perth, do we know who will be handling them? I'm guessing Skystar!

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TBCITDG From Australia, joined Jan 2004, 921 posts, RR: 3
Reply 5, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 1901 times:

More importantly I wonder how this will effect the likes of QF/EK/SQ. I am sure that they will need to lower their prices yet again in order to compete with now this "low cost" international player.
Could there be a possibility that QF will send Australian Airlines to compete with Valuair? I am sure it will hurt more the other players as opposed to QF.

Airbus Lover From Malaysia, joined Apr 2000, 3248 posts, RR: 10
Reply 6, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 1900 times:

Due to aircraft capability restrictions, AK claims that they have a rationale of not flying routes longer than 3-4 hours. Yeah right, more like coz their planes can't make it Big thumbs up

CXoneWorld From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 311 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1853 times:

More importantly I wonder how this will effect the likes of QF/EK/SQ.

EK does not fly between PER and SIN Smile

And I wonder how much impact AK will bring to competition... It's only a daily A320 capacity that we are talking here; after all, majority of SIN bound passengers are simply transit in nature.

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Bill142 From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 8326 posts, RR: 9
Reply 8, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1768 times:

QF and SQ will probably just target premium pax as a result. They will probably also concentrate more on passengers heading for europe as compared to just SIN like Valuair will. I don't see the point of Australian Airlines operating the route as well as QF and SQ.

PerthGloryFan From Australia, joined Oct 2000, 751 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1697 times:

Bit more here:
http://www.travelbiz.com.au/articles/4A/0C02764A.asp

At the moment two A320s aren't going to have much impact on SQ's 2 or 3 daily B777s and QF's daily 2 x B767 or 1 x B767 + 1 x B747, so I assume there will be follow up fleet announcements soon.

Be interesting to see the impact, I wouldn't have thought that the commuting Singapore to/from South Singapore (aka Perth) market was the same as say Perth - Denpasar. On that route Garuda and Qantas can get away with B737s in competition with Air Paradise's A310s, but I guess that there may be a low end market for Valuair to exploit.

PGF

PerthGloryFan From Australia, joined Oct 2000, 751 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1615 times:

Further news - this morning's (Wednesday 22 September) "The West Australian" (the local South Singapore daily newspaper) has an article stating that the flights will be daily A320s turning around in PER at around 10pm-11pm.

Fares will be $500AUD and include a meal and "inflight entertainment".

Unfortunately I can't give a direct link because the stupid newspaper charges way over the top to subscribe to its online version.

PGF

Beno From Australia, joined Aug 2002, 428 posts, RR: 4
Reply 11, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1589 times:

From early next year QF will be using the new A333s fitted with skybeds on most PER-SIN-PER services.

Tsentsan From Singapore, joined Jan 2002, 2016 posts, RR: 16
Reply 12, posted (8 years 9 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1575 times:

$500 AUD is pretty expensive when you consider SQ is now charging SGD $368 for a return ticket.

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Flyerfly From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 31 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (8 years 9 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1469 times:

In a similar article published in asia1.com.sg ... the CEO of Valuair was quoted saying they are looking into launching flights to Shanghai or Guangzhou as their next destinations ... would be a great news if it's materialised !

Follow this link for full article: http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,273517,00.html

Ryanair!!! From Singapore, joined Mar 2002, 4664 posts, RR: 27
Reply 14, posted (8 years 9 months 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1449 times:

I like how Perth is referred to as "Southern Singapore". Anyone who has been there can observe tha it is being "swamped" by Singaporeans. Walking downtown is like being in Orchard Road, only difference is that the weather is not that humid.

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