Newcastle Airport new international terminal is officially underway. Hopefully they can attract a replacement service to AKL. I think it would be well suited for a Qantas E190 service. Perhaps Jetstar can link NTL to DPS down the line too. https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/07/newcastle-airport...
Jump to postWhat I'd be interested to know is if QF are getting much traction at the AKL end. Yes, and on the JFK end for travel just to AKL/New Zealand, and not SYD/Australia. Being out and about in Auckland CBD, I can say they have been advertising the flight. I expect them to get traffic from JFK. It only b...
Jump to postQF upping its game for the AKL-JFK launch, introducing bespoke pyjamas for Business Class passengers on the route, as well as new amenity kits and a new menu. This all on top of already announcing an increase from 3x to 4x weekly on the route. https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-sydney-n...
Jump to postA great plane, particularly the 2-3-2 layout in Y. It enabled NZ to test new ports like DPS and SGN (and MNL, though that didn't eventuate). If only the 772s could've been kept to do the same (LAS, HKT, etc). The market is really missing something in that 200-230 seat bracket, that is cheap to oper...
Jump to posti would think BKK would be a cheaper connecting point and easier to compete on price as well as able to get the 5th freedom rights more easily. Getting 5th freedom rights between Singapore and Australia shouldn't be difficult. BA currently have them and ( not sure if they still do ) but EK have don...
Jump to postThere's been a few comments like this I'm aware, but I flew Bonza from TSV to MCY yesterday and there's a few things of note that I think might be of interest here. The flight was almost full, every row around me was fully booked, but I suspect a chunk of this was demand induced by it being a Frida...
Jump to postIs AU Nepal that big a market? I know it’s a growing tourism destination for Aussie…. But agree even nonstop seems a stretch. Also a 21st June start date? It’s 27th of May now… no chance of getting a ground handling agreement in place by June yet alone selling tickets this close out!! PIA was also ...
Jump to postQF DUD-SYD with an E190 or A220 would allow for connections, a benefit that JQ to OOL doesn't offer. BNE would offer both the VFR/holiday O&D traffic, and connections (SIN, LAX, NRT, etc) - but I imagine the market would be largely O&D anyway, and southern Queensland would probably have hig...
Jump to postAlso after reading the NZ thread - considering QF is investing heavily in the Auckland lounge ( well over due) and it going to compete with NZ to JFK although more heavily skewed towards point of sale AU - when the 350s arrive, could we see the current 789 swap to SYD-AKL-ORD? AKL would provide a b...
Jump to postI don't trust Wikipedia, but is late 2023 the retirement of the Qantaslink B712? Or do I still have time to fly it beyond 2023 with them? I do have a B712 flight next Friday, but come on, you can never have too many flights on that bird. The B717 retirement is slated to be one a month with the firs...
Jump to postI hope so... not sure why QF would use 787's on routes like this when they're sorely needed on longer flights to Europe/the America's Which NA and Europe flights are they sorely needed on ? Making FCO year-round Increasing frequency on SFO (currently at 3pw) Starting BNE-ORD Returning BNE-LAX to a ...
Jump to postI think you can make the case either one. Night departure out of Sydney or Tokyo. Looking at QF.com just now, it's A330 for both rotations. I hope so... not sure why QF would use 787's on routes like this when they're sorely needed on longer flights to Europe/the America's Which NA and Europe fligh...
Jump to postI'm slightly surprised the aircraft allocations aren't around the other way - the 0700 departure from HND will surely be the least premium of the four services, and it seems like the 1220 departure from SYD and 0955 arrival back would tie in best with the rest of the 789 schedule. I think you can m...
Jump to postsmed63 wrote:NZ516 wrote:Qantas is increasing capacity on its MEL- CGK route by using the A333 on the Sunday service.
https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230516-qfaug23cgk
Does 333 really take 40 minutes longer to do the MEL-CGK trip or is that a typo?
Speaking of which, I wonder if we might ever see AKL-AYQ flights - even if seasonally - and whether these would be most likely on NZ, QF, or JQ? They could stimulate some new tourism, including to/from the US? Almost certainly not. First there is the customs and immigration issue. Secondly there is...
Jump to postBy and large the Kiwi tourists don't come from ZQN though - it has a tiny population. Almost entirely inbound tourism. But from other centres - yes, GC tourism is huge. Sorry, I missed the Queenstown bit. In regards to that there is probably a bit to what you say. JQ used to run a Cairns - Uluru fl...
Jump to postJQ used to run a Cairns - Uluru flight which was known colloquially as the Backpacker Express Speaking of which, I wonder if we might ever see AKL-AYQ flights - even if seasonally - and whether these would be most likely on NZ, QF, or JQ? They could stimulate some new tourism, including to/from the...
Jump to postYou can't take a walk on the GC without tripping over an expat Kiwi. Not to mention the amount of Kiwi tourists spending their hard earned on theme parks. Add in the sizeable GC and Northern NSW population taking a holiday to NZ and I reckon the Asian tourists would make up a relatively small amoun...
Jump to postThe demand between Brisbane and New Zealand in general is pretty high. Kiwi migration to Queensland is higher than any other state and the majority as per statistics move to South Brisbane/Gold coast. Hence the JQ flight from OOL. JQ it is since to few of the VFR travellers book flights based on ot...
Jump to postOn the topic of Tasman flights. I expect that Air NZ will be the first overseas airline to land at the new Western Sydney International WSI airport. By most likely using an A320. Let's hope the top up order is confirmed for the 5 extra frames, as they certainly will be very useful for such a new ro...
Jump to postWith the election this year and former NZ boss Christopher Luxon running, I wonder if he's likely to do anything around Whenuapai if he gets in? When he was in his final days at NZ in 2019, Luxon said NZ was "working on plans to fly some domestic routes from Whenuapai", and that "onc...
Jump to postAgree; also believe too many retros does kind of dilute what makes them special - unless you have a massive fleet like the US airlines. Re promoting them as a brand, it’s interesting that Qantas has a massive aversion to painting aircraft in the oneworld livery. Given the number of 737s they have, ...
Jump to postAlso, future carriers might not just be serving outbound passengers. OK, I get that. Save the subsidies for those carriers. FJ would only be interested in NTL on the basis that it is basically full of tourists heading to Fiji and, as such, would be a net negative to the wealth of the Newcastle regi...
Jump to postA thrice weekly 332 on PER-NAN with well-timed connections to/from North America (at least in one direction) would be my guess. Surely there is a greater demand for this than NAN-OOL or NTL. What's the demand to Fiji to Perth compared to the East Coast ? NTL and OOL serve sizeable populations. Also...
Jump to postA thrice weekly 332 on PER-NAN with well-timed connections to/from North America (at least in one direction) would be my guess. Surely there is a greater demand for this than NAN-OOL or NTL. What's the demand to Fiji to Perth compared to the East Coast ? NTL and OOL serve sizeable populations. Also...
Jump to postThat schedule isn't accurate. It'll be: EK416 DXB 21:30 SYD 17:20 EK417 SYD 20:10 DXB 04:30 It's interesting EK departs DXB from three departure banks, but only feed two from SYD. I’d say Flightradar24 needs to be updated if that be the case. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230501/997b25ddb1937f...
Jump to postHas the NZ government indicated in any way they would be OK with having US pre-clerance on NZ soil? It is NOT just a matter of providing the space, there are a whole host of requirements from the US side & usually the hosting side also. Diplomatic negotiations are required & these do not al...
Jump to postThis upcoming summer season October 2023 to March 2024. Auckland Airport is set to exceed the 2019 summer season by 11%, With more flights to more destinations in North America than before with 7 airlines to 8 destinations. So the overall picture for all flights is not too far behind: https://simpl...
Jump to postVH-YQV, the first of QantasLink's 717s to be sent to retirement, has made its way to Iceland where it will stay for a bit before continuing on its journey to the desert. How facinating for the spotters at these airports to catch an Australian regional airliner in person! As usual, Flightradar24 is ...
Jump to postLet the fun begin... AA re-starting December 21. Timings per FlightView: - AA83 Depart LAX 11:50 PM Arrive AKL 10:25 AM (+2 days) - AA82 Depart AKL 3:50 PM Arrive LAX 6:55 AM Flights will operate daily with the 787. This will decrease to 3x weekly from mid-February before suspending in early March....
Jump to postAA on LAX-AKL? Transpacific flying this NW is going to be wild lol. I wonder if by then, NZ or QF will increase their JFK flying beyond 3x weekly too. JFK is a waste of a aircraft route, it’s more for prestige than anything. On the JFK-AKL sector NZ has had to limit the head count to 160-170pax! So...
Jump to postSoon to be really 4 airlines on LAX-AKL. With the TN101 LAX-PPT-AKL one stop service running 3pw. NZ at 10 pw. DL at 7 pw UA at 4 pw TN at 3 pw So 24 flights a week in total for peak season it might be a record on LAX-AKL That's a really lot of seats to fill just hope it's sustainable we will have ...
Jump to postI don’t think there is any ‘offical’ sources yet? NZ has publicly stated they are looking at additional a321N’s and 72-600s. But that is all I think they have publicly stated. So this whole discussion about an additional 77W is just A-net speculation? Agree with you comments 100%. To remain competi...
Jump to postYeah I agree, but it seemed the same when they announced LAX-SIN but then it didn't last long. Since then they seem to have added a bunch of smaller domestic markets (vacation towns and such) but haven't filled many if any of the bigger holes you're mentioning, while they may have even cut some ?Me...
Jump to post... CBR - a potential new route. FJ has somewhat beaten them to it (intl/one-stop to the US ex-CBR), and is competitive because they a) offer Business Class (which NZ won't on NBs), and b) QF FFP benefits (with CBR being a OW hub). It'll be interesting to see whether this puts NZ off CBR and/or whe...
Jump to postWith UA’s announcement this yet again highlights QFs lack of striking while the iron is hot approach. BNE-LAX on A330’s whilst UA utilise aircraft better suited & not mention serving routes QF left wide open. The B789 delivery delays don’t help, but no excuses for QF’s conservative approach! We...
Jump to postI'm guessing more Americans are flying UA than Australians. UA is also carving out the market of younger Australians looking to travel direct but not pay the QF premium. Is a QF direct flight, to let's say, LAX or SFO from SYD or MEL, a lot more than the same UA direct flight? From my experience it...
Jump to postSpeaking of United's interline agreement with Quantas, what is the deal with that? I know that was there long before Virgin was a partner, but now that they are partners with Virgin, wouldn't Virgin want them selling onward connections on Virgin, and not their biggest competitor?[/quote] If you look...
Jump to postI suppose the double daily SFO-SYD will make up for it. Still an impressive offering by UA into Australia This is pretty much what they did last season. They were only 3 days a week in November - they changed the days of flying and I was forced to spend Thanksgiving night in Houston. And Houston is...
Jump to posthttps://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230415-uasyd UA IAH-SYD planned to operate 3 weekly for November 2023, daily from December. I suppose the double daily SFO-SYD will make up for it. Still an impressive offering by UA into Australia This is pretty much what they did last season. They were only 3 days a...
Jump to postJust saw a Tweet from Sydney Airport that with the arrival of VietJet today that there are now 50 airlines operating to Sydney for the first time ever.
https://twitter.com/SydneyAirport/statu ... lpJbg&s=19
Hey Chipmunk, And to everyone else…. How long now until the next international operator is announced for Canberra? With customs etc now being set in place again, may other airlines be more tempted to give Canberra another go? Maybe not but there are always rumours and speculation amongst locals! . ...
Jump to postHey guys, The southern highlands, where I live mainly, is geographically a prosperous catchment area for Albion Park airport. Trouble is Sydney Airport is just so damn easy to get to nowadays along the M5, especially since the opening of the M8 relieved some congestion. I literally don’t have a set...
Jump to postNewcastle Airport is set to build a new $240m international terminal. https://www.travelweekly.com.au/article/newcastle-airport-to-develop-international-terminal-after-massive-investment/ NTL really is the most underserved airport in the country relative to regional population. A new terminal will ...
Jump to postWas there ever "huge" scepticism? HBA was the largest city in Australia unserved by NZ at the time, and HBA-AKL fits within NZ's model of targeting US-AU vv traffic - the route has strategic alignment and value. I struggle to see how CHC-ADL would be the same? I'm not suggesting that HBA-...
Jump to postWould have been interesting to see if covid hadn’t happened, if VA would of returned to a second season on NTL-AKL. It seemed like a desperation move from VA, to try claim some traffic from NZ/QF that went via SYD. I think they had planned to return. I think NZ would have the most success out of NT...
Jump to postAnd both are within reasonable driving distance/time of SYD. Not too close 2 hours 29 mins (171km) for Newcastle to SYD airport. But with a local airport option it makes it far more accessible. Interesting that NTL is going to build a new $240m international terminal. AKL flights will be on the top...
Jump to post... there was a huge amount of scepticism about AKL-HBA before it was announced Was there ever "huge" scepticism? HBA was the largest city in Australia unserved by NZ at the time, and HBA-AKL fits within NZ's model of targeting US-AU vv traffic - the route has strategic alignment and valu...
Jump to postCurious if anyone has any insight into how UA’s Australia flights are doing this time of year, especially MEL. I have always wondered about MEL and if these routes do well for UA or not. Assume they do if they continue to fly them, but if they do why don’t any other US airlines fly to MEL? Just fro...
Jump to postJust got caught up in the Qantas flight credit scam. I have $1900 in flight credits and rang to try and book a flight from LAX to SYD in January. There are fares available for $2100 on the website but they'll only let me use the credits on a $3100 fare. Good consumer protection laws in this country.
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