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QF/NZ: Doing Well On The HKG-LHR Run?

United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8792 posts, RR: 17
Posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 3004 times:

Are they doing well on the HKG-LHR run? I suppose they are......... Any chance of extra flights?

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ZK-NBT From New Zealand, joined Oct 2000, 5020 posts, RR: 12
Reply 1, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 2919 times:

NZ said the other day that they have a Load Factor of 74.4% on the AKL-HKG-LHR route, how much traffic they are picking up on the HKG-LHR sector I'm not sure. I don't think either will be looking at extra flights in the short term, both are short of aircraft.

I think NZ are fairly happy with the route at the moment considering its been going less than 12 months.

United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8792 posts, RR: 17
Reply 2, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2867 times:

What about QF? How are they doing?

Tracks From China, joined Mar 2004, 24 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2844 times:

Speaking with a NZ FA in April he said that the NZ HKG-LHR flights were consistently going out with with 70 - 100 seats empty in Y. I'd assume that things have picked up for the Summer. Also, NZ has been the cheapest airline to fly on the route over the last few months, in some instances cheaper than Oasis' flight HKG-LGW. NZ is advertising a HK$3750 fare return LHR-HKG right now.

Of course less than stellar Y loads or yields don't necessarily mean the route is under performing but it does show how intense the HKG-LON competition has become with 5 airlines flying nonstop with a total of 11 flights each day, most on 744s.

TruemanQLD From Australia, joined Feb 2007, 1335 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 2650 times:

QF has used up all its flights at HKG so I assume its going well.

United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8792 posts, RR: 17
Reply 5, posted (5 years 9 months 3 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 2428 times:

April is low season so I suppose flights might be a bit empty.

I suppose both NZ and QF are profitable on the HKG-LHR and will not pull the plug at all.

LHR27C From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 1279 posts, RR: 18
Reply 6, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1534 times:

I flew NZ LHR-HKG on Thursday night (and yep they were cheapest at time of booking, certainly out of the LHR-HKG carriers) and there were 363 passengers aboard, not sure of the seating capacity of NZ's 744s but it looked very full.

Once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned forever skyward

ZK-NBT From New Zealand, joined Oct 2000, 5020 posts, RR: 12
Reply 7, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1428 times:

Quoting LHR27C (Reply 6):
and there were 363 passengers aboard, not sure of the seating capacity of NZ's 744s but it looked very full.

Currently 386, will be reconfigred slightly soon with more Premium Economy bringing the total to 379.

Quoting United Airline (Reply 5):
I suppose both NZ and QF are profitable on the HKG-LHR and will not pull the plug at all.

I'd say thats correct.

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