Just spotted on Flightradar QF1948 ABX-BNE, operated by an Alliance E190. Is this a one off or an upgrade from the Q400?
Jump to postI would be happy if QF took the path they did with Emirates and just work with SQ, on those short Asian connections, bit like they do with NZ on domestic legs.
Jump to postplanemanofnz wrote:qf2048 wrote:... Now that JQ Asia is becoming less convenient
What do you mean?
QF just needs to add some codeshares to the MH flights. The FF earn on MH for QF FF's is near non existant. Now that JQ Asia is becoming less convenient something might eventually happen in this space.
Jump to postI know there was discussions in last months thread about the QF link Q400's. Been a bit busy with work up till now, but my local port is unscreened yet QF are now sending Q400's here in place of some usual Q200 or Q300's. I came home on one the other week. It overnighted and returned to SYD on the e...
Jump to postLink Airways are moving from Essendon to Tullamarine (T4) from 7th Jan 2024.
https://www.linkairways.com/destinations/melbourne
Hi all, very occasional poster but regular reader. I flew on one of Qantas Link's Dash 8 300's (Q300) for the first time a couple of days ago and was quite surprised to see row 1 has two passenger seats in reverse so that there are four seats facing each other in a train or bus booth style arrangem...
Jump to postIf 777 partners, or whatever Bonza/Flair are, are going to keep this arrangment going forward maybe they'd be better with a couple of Hybrid white aircraft which the decals could be applied accoringly. Shorly wouldn't look so tackey. The tail looks quite normal though.
Jump to postWasn't there talk of AF flying CDG-PER at one point? Could AF fly the days QF don't to make daily? Could QF then codeshare on AF without violating the bilateral rules?
Jump to postAY 8879 currently flying HKG-SIN. OH LTR. First QF 292 is tonight..
Jump to postMaybe BNE-LAX needs to go to AA and QF just add their code to the flight. A 788 would have to better 332 for that length of flight. Don't know if AA 788's have Y+
Jump to postWith talk of Air France / KLM group becoming part owners of SAS (and changing to Skyteam) this may bring SK back to being a QF partner? Probably doesn't add a huge amount new options for QF FF's but all helps. Recently did KL and AF flights in Y as QF Gold which they both gave me Sky Priority which...
Jump to postWith talk of Air France / KLM group becoming part owners of SAS (and changing to Skyteam) this may bring SK back to being a QF partner? Probably doesn't add a huge amount new options for QF FF's but all helps. Recently did KL and AF flights in Y as QF Gold which they both gave me Sky Priority which ...
Jump to postWhat's the chance of QF starting service to YVR from BNE and MEL some time in the near to medium term? It would be nice to get some competition for AC. The issue QF has is aircraft availability even if they wanted to. Given the way that QF operate, I see them building up frequency from SYD as a pri...
Jump to postThat’s not true about status credits. Accrual on QR (or BA etc.) is significantly lower than QF. Plus QR don't honour the One World/Qantas cards with access to their business class lounge in Doha. They get around it by having a second smaller and less opulent lounge for One World card holders. I’m ...
Jump to postI’m not entirely sure how it works, but it is possible to get an exemption from security screening for 70 seat props. Quite a few QLD ports are exempt, despite only being served by Q400s (Longreach, Barcaldine etc.) Aviation security is a Commonwealth responsibility, so there’s no reason that NSW p...
Jump to postFiji air flights ex CBR are apparently not selling that well outside of holiday periods. Will Sydney people drive 2+ hours to save on fares to Fiji & USA ? Southwest have proved that people will drive 2 hours to save dollars. Even in January school holidays some $932 rtn fares appearing CBR/LAX...
Jump to postDoes anyone know if the rules for PAX screening has changed in NSW based on the size and weight of the operating aircraft? My local port is non screened yet QF is now showing a Q400 once per week, every Tuesday comencing 15th Aug, in place of the usual Q300 on QF2009/QF2010.
Jump to postAnyone able to shed any light (besides the obvious maximising the fleet) as to why QF15 BNE-LAX, QF73 SYD-SFO, QF75 SYD-YVR, & QF93 MEL-LAX have adopted a late even departure time opposed to pre-covid morning/afternoon departure times? If memory serves me well, QF73 was an afternoon departure w...
Jump to postAnd QF only has four slots at LHR (two rented out at present). Direct flights from SYD, MEL and PER, leaves only one slot for an A380 Thanks for the info. So hypothetically, if QF wanted/needed more slots in London, what would be their options? - Lease/Buy slots from another carrier @ LHR? - Is the...
Jump to postI'd be surprised to see an A380 on a route to Japan. I'd see their last usage being: SYD-SIN-LHR MEL-SIN-LHR SYD-LAX MEL-LAX Maybe SYD-SFO I'm hoping that QF do 1 more refurb of the A380 fleet an put F & J on the top deck. I can't see why they can't do a 1-1 suite across the upper deck, but lon...
Jump to postAs much as I would love to see the A359 in QF colours I think sticking with B789 in the same configuration as the current ones would be best. Flexability would be so much better and guarantees every widebody international route has Y+ fitted, which i'm a big fan of. With the introduction of those A...
Jump to postAs much as I would love to see the A359 in QF colours I think sticking with B789 in the same configuration as the current ones would be best. Flexability would be so much better and guarantees every widebody international route has Y+ fitted, which i'm a big fan of. With the introduction of those AY...
Jump to postFlypelican are pulling out of SYD-Bathurst 8 months after first comencing services saying it is unviable.
If they can't make it work i'd say know one else would try.
https://www.flypelican.com.au/news/Bath ... ncellation
Well that got me thinking that the WB replacements MAY be a mix of A338 and A359. I imagine that the A338, being the least loved child of the A330Neo family, may be offered at a competitive cost. Also, the Flex Galley and toilets seems to add another 10 or so seats. I guess the A359 offers a bit mo...
Jump to postThe best way to do boarding is what I experienced at CPH a few years ago, when you have turnstile electronic gates, and a screen above the gate telling you which rows were boarding. Hassle free. I experienced something like this too at the old TXL airport. Caught one of the last AB flights. There w...
Jump to postqf2220 wrote:moa999 wrote:359s or more 787s.
Which can QF get more of first? 359s or 789s?
I wonder if Finnair will do any local advertising at their end of this deal, as a foothold for ‘direct’ or ‘through’ Finnair flights to Sydney from Helsinki? I have a close family relative who flew Finnair to London for work just pre-Pandemic and absolutely loved the airline and transmitting Helsin...
Jump to postWith the QF using AY aircraft and crew announcment, I wonder if they could, or should, accually add more AY A330's into the fleet. One could be used on the SYD-HND route to free up a 787 for more long range flights. Don't they have a 787 on MEL-SIN too? They have premium econ fitted which I think i...
Jump to postWith the QF using AY aircraft and crew announcment, I wonder if they could, or should, accually add more AY A330's into the fleet. One could be used on the SYD-HND route to free up a 787 for more long range flights. Don't they have a 787 on MEL-SIN too? They have premium econ fitted which I think is...
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, n...
Jump to postFrom Flightrader departures for NAN FJ1951 departs at 10:00 to CBR. Arrives 13:05.
Fijian Dura play the Brumbies tonight at GIO in the Super Rugby. Think there was talk the team would be on this flight.
I predicted FJ to CBR last year. Was on a flight from NAN-SYD in November 2022 and Andrew Barr and his staff were on it too. Hopefully they'll have a QF codeshare on it as well. It does help with their bookings. I've done SYD-NAN numerous times and there's always plenty QF bag tags and QF boarding p...
Jump to postNot going to happen but what about AU-Helsinki? AY cover the rest of Europe very well. Right now theres a few extra hours of flying time because of Russias invasion of Ukraine. Finnair has to go through the Black Sea and up over Poland instead of a direct route over Moscow and surrounds. So its dou...
Jump to postHas QF ever said anything about Brisbane and any Sunrise potential? QF currently only have access to 4 slot pairs at LHR so pretty unlikely given SYD,MEL, PER and SYD-SIN would use all of these. There's always Gatwick! I am sure they could pick up slots somehow. They have the money... it all depend...
Jump to postWith the upcoming design realese this year with PE class on the Project Sunrise aircraft for QF, they're looking to make this with 40inch pitch. Not overally revolutionary is it when you have Air NZ and JL with 40inch pitch currently in PE. Surely if they could make it work a 42inch would be better...
Jump to postIt was just decided when Australian Airlines(TN) merged with Qantas that all the domestic mainline numbers would be renumbered to commence from QF400. I assume they felt 200 international pairs would be more than they ever needed. With various codeshares in place now, I wonder how many they actuall...
Jump to postThe same reason we can ask why any airline in oneworld is in oneworld. It's not like it matters, it's just a marketing ploy. Star Alliance have more rigid rules hence why they are more close knit. A number of Star Alliance members have separate codeshare agreements with members across the Non-Align...
Jump to postI'd personally like to see Oneworld and Skyteam merge. Would suit my needs very well and be more the size of star. Only two countries that double up, USA and Spain.
Jump to postCurrently an extra QF SYD-SIN in flight. QF 83, a B789 (ZNJ)
Jump to postDoes VA’s new OOL-DPS service is outside of the seat allocation? The seat allocation, does seem like bit of a odd old outdated bilateral. Surely Australia/Indionesia could workout a better deal together. The more flights into DPS from Australia, surely the better it is for there economy . Yep, OOL-...
Jump to postJQ have added a second SYD-DPS-SYD. JQ 39/40. On the new neo and day time both ways. Departs SYD around 7am and gets back about 8:30pm
Jump to postRE the QF 789's, it looks like all 3 of the ordered QF 789's are currently in re-work. So that should mean they are all delivered in the first half of this year which is what QF have been saying. I also thought that Qantas still had some parked A330's as well?[/quote] I've noticed the A330-300 has b...
Jump to postEK to double BNE services from June 2023 - restoring pre-pandemic schedule https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/96945 One of the world’s largest airlines, Emirates will double its flights from Dubai to Brisbane from June 2023. Acting Premier Steven Miles said Emirates’ decision to increase serv...
Jump to postMy prediction is FJ CBR- NAN. Probably a long shot, but I was on a FJ flight in November and Andrew Barr (chief Minister of ACT) was also on it. The Canberra Times ran an article the next day saying they were looking at it.
Jump to postFrom my understanding of the ACCC decision regarding QF/CX codesharing, is that they would have permitted a block codeshare agreement. And I assume, they would be fine with a JL/QF a block codeshare arrangement too. My theory was if CX were the only one flying the route a codeshare would be okay. Q...
Jump to postRe QF to HKG I think they should leave it to CX with codeshares on all their flights to AU. CX have a better coverage of Australian ports (pre COVID) to HKG anyway. I don't think, sadly, HKG will be what it once was. QF lounge also, permanently closed in HKG with their PAX using CX's lounges anyway....
Jump to postIt was for 45 firm, 20 options and 50 purchase rights https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2005-12-13-Qantas-Chooses-Boeing-787-Dreamliner Yep, should've gone to a credible source. Sensibly they should replace all the 330's with more 787's and end up with 50 plus. 787 for long haul and 350 for ultra long h...
Jump to postSYD-SIN-LHR-SIN-SYD could just go back to QF 31/32
Jump to postEK413 wrote:JQ2 HNL-MEL on VKH has diverted CBR after being placed in a holding pattern and not even attempting an approach…
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