MEA From Australia, joined Jan 2001, 631 posts, RR: 0 Posted (10 months 2 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 9479 times:
I'm not sure how accurate this article is that appears in the Herald Sun:
- QR to offer flights via Qatar to European destinations
- QR flights will have the QF code
- QR services to Melbourne and Perth part of the agreement
- QR & EK will work with Qantas closely according to AAB
migair54 From Spain, joined Jun 2007, 1276 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (10 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 9133 times:
Quoting MEA (Thread starter): - QR & EK will work with Qantas closely according to AAB
I highly doubt this.... EK just announce ADL and 3rd daily to PER so i don´t thing they need much the help of Qantas, Qatar is diffirent, they might codeshare to SYD, ADL, Brisbane and others via PER or MEL.
mikey72 From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2009, 1780 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (10 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 8973 times:
Quoting MEA (Thread starter): - QR to offer flights via Qatar to European destinations
- QR flights will have the QF code
- QR services to Melbourne and Perth part of the agreement
- QR & EK will work with Qantas closely according to AAB
This is all going to start getting very interesting.
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AAtakeMeAway From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 296 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (10 months 2 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 8085 times:
Did anyone see the House Hunters International recently where a couple from Australia was moving to Helsinki, but one of them, who worked for a "major global airline", was living in Qatar temporarily for six months to work on a "project"?
Hmmmm ....
n729pa From UK - England, joined Jan 2011, 262 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (10 months 2 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 8032 times:
I can't see EK getting into bed with anyone.
I have visions of them having a massive map on one of their walls at HQ, and every couple of weeks, a random employee in that office is allowed to look at the map and the first place they spot becomes EK's next destination. (Tongue firmly in cheek of course)
Why do EK need to join up with QF? Direct services from Dubai to Longreach are due to commerce in 2017
A Qatar AW and Qantas tie-up has more grounds for growth, just so long as Qatar remains a stable state in the Persian Gulf. Who knows in 2 or 3 years where Qatar will be, things move very quickly when they start.
KFlyer From Sri Lanka, joined Mar 2007, 1208 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (10 months 2 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 7941 times:
Well I guess that a lot of it is pure speculation. The two are not the best match. But with QR planning to join an alliance, never say never. And I think that it is fair to assume that QR is talking to oneworld - even if they may end up joining another alliance.
[Edited 2012-07-04 10:19:22]
The opinions above are solely my own and do not express those of my employers or clients.
QatarA340 From Qatar, joined May 2006, 1599 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (10 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 7699 times:
Logically, IF and I say IF QANTAS would fly with its metal to QATAR, (which is unlikely), what would the loads look like if there was a codeshare with QR to all destinations? Could they be profitable?
Sydscott From Australia, joined Oct 2003, 2372 posts, RR: 18 Reply 8, posted (10 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 6675 times:
Quoting n729pa (Reply 5): Why do EK need to join up with QF? Direct services from Dubai to Longreach are due to commerce in 2017
That's easy, access to the largest Frequent Flyer Program in Australia and access to the largest domestic carrier for easy connections. That's where the value is for QF.
Quoting QatarA340 (Reply 7): Logically, IF and I say IF QANTAS would fly with its metal to QATAR, (which is unlikely), what would the loads look like if there was a codeshare with QR to all destinations? Could they be profitable?
You wouldn't see QF metal. What you will see is QF codesharing with QR to destinations in continental Europe outside of LHR, FRA and CDG. That's where they are strategically weakest and that's where they need coverage rather than forcing pax to use LHR or take LH connections at FRA. An EK or a QR alliance would be great for both of these which is why QF will do it with one or the other. I'd also not be surprised if it's QF because they've got much more to gain out of such an alliance than EK does with their smaller market position.
What will be interesting to see is the future of the QF/BA alliance. Alot of pax who would otherwise be on BA planes from LHR to Europe will take the Doha route.
runway23 From US Minor Outlying Islands, joined Jan 2005, 2037 posts, RR: 40 Reply 11, posted (10 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 6387 times:
How will this play with the Joint Venture QF have with BA to Europe?
aussie747 From Australia, joined Aug 2003, 1161 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (10 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 6313 times:
Quoting kosmonaute (Reply 9): Does this mean DOH-SYD will soon be announced?
Dont bet on it. The fact that QR just closed its SYD office and that they could not get their ideal times in SYD due to the curfew is enough to say they have given up on flying into Sydney.
Sydscott From Australia, joined Oct 2003, 2372 posts, RR: 18 Reply 14, posted (10 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 5215 times:
Quoting aussie747 (Reply 13): Dont bet on it. The fact that QR just closed its SYD office and that they could not get their ideal times in SYD due to the curfew is enough to say they have given up on flying into Sydney.
thegeek From Australia, joined Nov 2007, 2609 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (10 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 4788 times:
Quoting aussie747 (Reply 13): Dont bet on it. The fact that QR just closed its SYD office and that they could not get their ideal times in SYD due to the curfew is enough to say they have given up on flying into Sydney.
Which perfectly ties in to the possibility of a tie up.
fiscal From Australia, joined Oct 2009, 288 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (10 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 4422 times:
Funny how different news services report things from totally different perspectives. The PerthNow site, reporting on the new service to PER, reports that Qatar are seeking the partnership with QF, not the other way round. They also reported it in such a fashion, that made it sound like the Qatar executive was being very arrogant, and a bit patronizing.
It received a barrage of negative comments from readers.
mikey72 From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2009, 1780 posts, RR: 2 Reply 19, posted (10 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3522 times:
Quoting runway23 (Reply 11): How will this play with the Joint Venture QF have with BA to Europe?
Who knows but if QR are interested in joining Oneworld (which reading between the lines they are) and if QR are interested in closer ties with QF (which considering the latter they probably are) I'm sure the people at BA, QF and QR have all their bases covered and a plan in place.
I suppose there are many 'preferable' scenarios if all this does transpire whereby BA no longer flies its own metal to Australia but I just can't see it for all the reasons that don't make good business sense.
Yes I know the same reasons that apply to New Zealand but in that case the deck is 'really' stacked against BA from an alliance, joint venture etc point of view.
Will BA want to remain in the six continents club (oh no not that again - lol) and send their new flagship aircraft A380 to SYD ?
If I was running the show it would be - NON NEGOTIABLE - but alas i'm not.
(not to mention the speed at which VS would jump all over the opportunity to highlight the only 'British registered' service remaining)
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6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3265 posts, RR: 22 Reply 20, posted (10 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3418 times:
Quoting kosmonaute (Reply 9): Does this mean DOH-SYD will soon be announced?
DOH-SYD doesn't work due to curfew.
If QR operated, service would need to depart after curfew hours. Note that MEL-DOH departs 23.59 during northern winter, after a 22:30 arrival into MEL.
what does become interesting from a SYD perspective is what an australian originating service looks like: ie. QF departure SYD-DOH at 22:30. on the return, a missed curfew delay is easier to manager as an australian carrier.
spud757 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2007, 291 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (10 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 2467 times:
If this is happens and if QR chooses OW alliance.... Might we see BA working with QR and QF on the kangaroo routes also? For example a BA/QF code share on the ex-MAN routes to OZ via DOH. BA/QF already miss out on the MAN pax who are flying to Oz via SQ, QR, EK and EY's hubs rather than go via LHR. Might as well recapture a slice of that pie on a JV basis.
Or will this push BA to work more closely with MH on the routes to Australia?
25 LJ: I don't think EK needs the QF frequent flyers and/or domestic feed. EKs DXB - Australia flights seem to doing quite well and it's not that they fear
26 DJMEL: DJ/VA have an interline agreement with QR, so if they jump ship to QF, this will see this agreement terminated. DJ/VA have about 24 interline and or c
27 lightsaber: QF must improve their European feed. LHR has too much 'back tracking' and is too impacted a hub for good connections. What I would like to know is if
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