cipango From Hong Kong, joined Jul 2009, 290 posts, RR: 0 Posted (11 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 5272 times:
Its been six years since direct service from SIN-CNS, but now Jetstar are starting the route.
There isn't too much information as of yet but there will be a full press release at the State Government's Destination Q conference in the far north Queensland city next week.
RyanairGuru From Australia, joined Oct 2006, 2525 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (11 months 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 3981 times:
Quoting Bluebird191 (Reply 3): I'm confused - havent they already been flying this route with a stop in DRW enroute in both directions, often with an A321?
Yep which is why I'm thinking it must be an A330. They already fly the route 1 stop so I sincerely doubt that they are making a big song and dance about "launching" a six year old route which they never cut!
(Is there any possibility that an A320 could make it? I was under the impression that the answer was no)
EDIT - I'm going to answer my own question, I see on GCMap that CNS-SIN is 700mi longer than LAX-JFK. Therefore there is surely not a bat's chance in hell of an A320 making it
Yah I realised that soon after posting... Perhaps this will be a mix of the one stop A320 via DRW and a couple of weekly nonstop A332's. They might even be able to squeeze a rotation in between trips to Japan if they cut the legs down to SYD to an A320 with an aircraft change in CNS.
initious From Singapore, joined Dec 2008, 1011 posts, RR: 16 Reply 10, posted (11 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3619 times:
Quoting brad330 (Reply 7): I think the 332 capacity will come from AKL-SIN.
Although I can't confirm it, but I don't think so. It has all along been operated with JQ aircraft and JQ crew with a 3K flight number that's all. Transferring the flight from JQ to 3K does not do anything to the schedules although the timings has been slightly altered by an hour.
Besides that, I'd really love to see a direct link between SIN and CNS again. Last time a there was a non-stop between the 2 cities were SQ with their A310s (correct me if I'm wrong) so it would be great if we see a non-stop flight once again!
6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3267 posts, RR: 22 Reply 14, posted (11 months 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 3205 times:
Quoting initious (Reply 10): Besides that, I'd really love to see a direct link between SIN and CNS again. Last time a there was a non-stop between the 2 cities were SQ with their A310s (correct me if I'm wrong) so it would be great if we see a non-stop flight once again!
I don't believe CNS was ever served non stop from SIN. all previous flights, including SQ, MH, QF and AO were via DRW.
perhaps the time for non-stop is right.
Quoting Docpepz (Reply 13):
Does anyone know the significance of the SIN-AKL service being JQ coded rather than 3K coded from 1 Jul?
Does anyone know the significance of the SIN-AKL service being JQ coded rather than 3K coded from 1 Jul?
crewing. can use Singaporean pilots and crew.
The SIN-AKL-SIN flights have always been operated by JQ pilots and 3K cabin crew but perhaps starting from 1st July these flights will be operated by JQ pilots and JQ cabin crew instead?
Quoting 6thfreedom (Reply 5):
I don't think an A320 would have the range to cover 3112 miles.
The Airbus A320 has a published range of 3300 nautical miles and even the A321 has a published range of around 3200 nautical miles but that's not to say they can be deployed economically on such sectors taking into account the need to uplift extra fuel for possible diversions on top of the legal minimum fuel reserve requirements and there is also going to be payload restrictions on such long sectors.
gemuser From Australia, joined Nov 2003, 5219 posts, RR: 6 Reply 17, posted (11 months 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3054 times:
Quoting andrewtang (Reply 16):
I don't think an A320 would have the range to cover 3112 miles.
The GC distance CNS-SIN is 2704 nautical miles and there are no ETOPS considerations..
Quoting andrewtang (Reply 16): The Airbus A320 has a published range of 3300 nautical miles and even the A321 has a published range of around 3200 nautical miles
I think that 500 nm is sufficient margin to make A321/A320 ops both feasible and economic.
DavidByrne From New Zealand, joined Sep 2007, 1527 posts, RR: 2 Reply 18, posted (11 months 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 2821 times:
Quoting 6thfreedom (Reply 14): I don't believe CNS was ever served non stop from SIN. all previous flights, including SQ, MH, QF and AO were via DRW.
I'm pretty sure that back in the days when QF flew from SIN to DRW and CNS, the flight some days was SIN-DRW-CNS and on other days SIN-CNS nonstop. Maybe someone else can confirm?
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28L28L From Australia, joined Nov 2005, 459 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (11 months 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 2013 times:
The 31 March 96 QF timetable shows CNS-SIN (QF61) and SIN-CNS (QF62) being discontinued on 29 June.
My subsequent QF timetables show no more CNS-SIN nonstop flights.
Cheers.
FlyboyOz From Australia, joined Nov 2000, 1893 posts, RR: 28 Reply 24, posted (11 months 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1860 times:
I remember correctly and I am sure that there's only one flight from SIN-DRW-CNS by Qantas. No direct flight from SIN to CNS.
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25 Ditzyboy: QF061 CNS-SIN was daily and operated both non-stop (3pw) and via DRW (4pw) up to the mid 90s. I can give you exact frequencies when I get home next w
26 TN486: Some snippets from past QF timetables as an addittion to the post from my very good friend 28L28L. Nov 92 - Days 124 and 7 CNS - DRW - SIN QF 61 767,
27 Ditzyboy: The only -800 flights to SIN have been the six CNS-SIN flights after AO closed and the PER-DPS-SIN flights. There has also been a handful of aircraft
28 brad330: destination Q conference was held today, any news?
29 TN486: Thank you for clarifying the issue re use of 74L, cheers.
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