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QF To Fly SYD-PEK

HKGKaiTak From Australia, joined Jun 2005, 1050 posts, RR: 0
Posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2488 times:

QF re-enters the Beijing market from Jan 9 2006 - with a 3-times weekly service from Sydney. The press release is a bit vague on whether this is a non-stop service or not although it was reported on travelbiz.com.au that it would be a non-stop.

The aircraft used will be the two-class A330-300. No further schedule information is available.

http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn.../details?ArticleID=2005/jun05/3289

It's good that QF is taking China seriously again.

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MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31117 posts, RR: 74
Reply 1, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2453 times:

The flight is now bookable...

QF 191 SYD 1050-1910 PEK MoWeFr 333
QF 192 PEK 1805-0955 SYD MoWeFr 333

6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3266 posts, RR: 22
Reply 2, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2443 times:

Quoting HKGKaiTak (Thread starter):
The aircraft used will be the two-class A330-300. No further schedule information is available.

My guess is that they will run it will operate to similar timings to the current SYD-PVG service..

"The new Beijing services are timed to suit customers connecting to and from Australian cities and New Zealand."

What WOULD be a winner in IMO would be an overnight services ex-SYD, arriving in PEK in the morning. But then again, QF rarely do anything innovative with their schedule, so I doubt it.

My guess:
SYD 10:05
PEK 19:35
PEK 21:50
SYD 09:15+1

HKGKaiTak From Australia, joined Jun 2005, 1050 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2424 times:

OK so the schedule is pretty much as per MU, CA, CZ etc . . . so absolutely not innovative . . . I do agree though that QF should try something different.

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6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3266 posts, RR: 22
Reply 4, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2411 times:

Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 1):
QF 191 SYD 1050-1910 PEK MoWeFr 333
QF 192 PEK 1805-0955 SYD MoWeFr 333

That doesn't look right.
get's in at 1910 and departs 1805??

is 1805 meant to read 2105 or 2205 perhaps??

Quoting 6thfreedom (Reply 2):
My guess:
SYD 10:05
PEK 19:35
PEK 21:50
SYD 09:15+1

LOL! i was close...

6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3266 posts, RR: 22
Reply 5, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 2412 times:

Quoting HKGKaiTak (Reply 3):
OK so the schedule is pretty much as per MU, CA, CZ etc . . . so absolutely not innovative . . . I do agree though that QF should try something different.

The problem is that the SYD curfew makes it difficult to operate the return sector.
IMO, the service should have been MEL-PEK to take advantage of the curfew free operations.

aND YOU'RE RIGHT... there is no differentiation in timing compared to the Chinese carriers:

*T****S 11:20a SYD 1 7:40p PVG MU 566 Non-stop 340 10:20
*T*T**S 10:05a SYD 1 6:35p PVG QF 129 Non-stop 333 10:30
M*WT*S* 11:20a SYD 1 7:50p PVG MU 562 Non-stop 340 10:30
M*W*FS* 11:20a SYD 1 7:50p PVG *QF 337 Non-stop 343 10:30
M**T*** 11:20a SYD 1 7:50p PVG CA 176 Non-stop 777 10:30
**W*F*S 11:20a SYD 1 7:50p PVG CA 176 Non-stop 767 10:30
****F** 11:20a SYD 1 7:50p PVG MU 566 Non-stop 340 10:30

***T**S 9:50a SYD 1 5:05p CAN CZ 322 Non-stop 330 9:15 *T***S* 11:20a SYD 1 6:45p CAN CA 173 Non-stop 777 9:25

Carnoc From China, joined Oct 2001, 875 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 2273 times:

Really wish Air China could introduce SYD-PEK or MEL-PEK non-stop service instead of having to go through PVG or CAN.

Cheers.

Planenutz From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 1267 posts, RR: 12
Reply 7, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2242 times:

ITs about time QF got in on the action. Australia-China business links have resulted in huge numbers of people traveling back and forth between these two countries. Hence the large number of PRC carriers at SYD. I predict, that over time, the service will be upgraded to 744 or to daily 333. Demand shoudl be sufficient.

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Qantasflyer From Australia, joined Mar 2004, 396 posts, RR: 2
Reply 8, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 2204 times:

Great news very pleased to hear QF expanding into the China market...

Kindest Regards

Qantasflyer That's the spirit. The Spirit of Australia!

6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3266 posts, RR: 22
Reply 9, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 2085 times:

Quoting Carnoc (Reply 6):
Really wish Air China could introduce SYD-PEK or MEL-PEK non-stop service instead of having to go through PVG or CAN.

Their management doesn't think it can be sustained year-round, and they also don't have the right size equipment with the range to do it.

The B772 is 345 seats, so the extra PVG or CAN uplift comes in handy.
On the other hand their B763 would struggle wish range, and would have to take a payload hit.

Having said that, CA plans to delink MEL on its PEK-PVG-MEL-SYD-PVG-PEK service later this year.

Plans are to operate using a B762 on PEK-PVG-MEL VV routing.
They also plan for an overnight service both ways. something along the lines of...

PVG 23.00
MEL 11.00

MEL 23.00
PVG 07.30+1

GOOD MOVE IMO!

CXoneWorld From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 311 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 2029 times:

Am I mistaken that Qantas' A330 are not even the X-type after all? So presumably the flights will be operated with some very .... very severe payload restriction, won't they? The great circle map indicates that SYD-PEK is over 5500 miles each way.

http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/seatMap333

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MGA From Nicaragua, joined Mar 2005, 726 posts, RR: 4
Reply 11, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1916 times:

Quoting CXoneWorld (Reply 10):
Am I mistaken that Qantas' A330 are not even the X-type after all? So presumably the flights will be operated with some very .... very severe payload restriction, won't they? The great circle map indicates that SYD-PEK is over 5500 miles each way.

Exactly the first thing I thought. Thats A Huge push for a 333. 5552 Seems more suitable for a 743. Anybody got any explanations?

MGA

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Gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88
Reply 12, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1888 times:

SYD-PEK is an extremely long way for a 333, but its north-south with not much in the way of winds.

N

6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3266 posts, RR: 22
Reply 13, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1822 times:

Quoting 6thfreedom (Reply 4):
Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 1):
QF 191 SYD 1050-1910 PEK MoWeFr 333
QF 192 PEK 1805-0955 SYD MoWeFr 333

That doesn't look right.
get's in at 1910 and departs 1805??

is 1805 meant to read 2105 or 2205 perhaps??

Can someone PLEASE re-confirm timing of this service??

With regards to the distance, is QF planning to stop in BNE or CNS perhaps??

Zkojh From China, joined Sep 2004, 1500 posts, RR: 1
Reply 14, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1805 times:

i'll think your find anz are not far behind them on this route too

Happy New Year of the Dragon - from Beijing...

Jupiter2 From Australia, joined Jan 2001, 757 posts, RR: 1
Reply 15, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1786 times:

Timings are as follows:
QF 191 SYD/PEK DEP 1050 ARR 1910 DAYS 1,3,5
QF 192 PEK/SYD DEP 2030 ARR 1105+1 DAYS 1,3,5

A long haul indeed for 333 !!

When the 4th Shanghai flight starts, plus these flights it will be daily to China, with the mid to long term plan of both cities being daily (2007).

RL

HKGKaiTak From Australia, joined Jun 2005, 1050 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1786 times:

QF didn't go down the path of discounting their SYD-PVG service to the Chinese VFR market here in Oz, and they've always priced the service at a premium over the Chinese carriers. I wonder what pricing strategies they'll use for the PEK service.

(I find it interesting QF is teaming up with BA and SK in marketing quite good value Oz-Europe airfares via PVG - they must have excess capacity on this route - then why did they not promote to the local Chinese?)

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ANstar From Netherlands, joined Nov 2003, 4845 posts, RR: 6
Reply 17, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1667 times:

I beleive the last few A333's were tof the X variety

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