CLT to YYZ
DFW from HND and SCL
JFK from AUH
LAX to/from AKL, to AUH and MEL
MIA from MAD, to BAQ and CUN
SFO from AUH
If QF run the PER-JNB route again, would they be better timing the flights for AKL pax to get to JNB plus allowing PER pax to connect thru e.g. to CPT, rather than timing or PER pax to get to JFK?
I dont know what timings could work. Any ideas?
As a founding member of oneworld, I believe CX (and the others) can veto any new entrant? If this is the case, and CX depart, then it makes it easier for CZ (and potentially JX!) to join.
Jump to postIs EY hindered at all by Dubai being a bigger tourist destination than Abu Dhabi, thus making DXB a more attractive hub than AUH? Is my above assumption that Dubai is a bigger tourist destination even correct? I've always thought it is, but would like to know if I'm wrong. DXB would definitely be t...
Jump to postLooks like those Bali dreams are over before they even started: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240215-eyns24dps
Jump to postThe bigger issue is EK. With Russian airspace closed and their partnerships with UA and AC, EK really can’t fully exploit the feed from UA/AC without more seats to India (otherwise they are letting UA/AC fly the longer part and just use EK’s precious seats for the hop to India). Is this something t...
Jump to postIt would be interesting to switch up the question to be which airlines have lost the most money. Middle Eastern airlines, by way of massive egos and massive sovereign wealth funds, would never declare bankruptcy. What would the neighbours think! For example, EY had lost billions and billions, year a...
Jump to postI wonder if JL would look at KIX-SYD (of course if they have the right aircraft and relevant crew based there)?
Jump to postWe might get TK doing a daily to SYD and a daily to WSI, with the western part of Sydney being home to much of their VFR market.
Jump to postAll quiet on the 5W front.
AUH-HSA in Kazakhstan was launched, still nothing on the Bangladesh, Pakistan or India. I expected at least one of them to have service by now.
I'm doing that run across the Tasman next week, will try to remember to reply on number of crew.
Any idea if QF put their menus online at all? I know that not every airline does. I couldn't seem to find it, maybe it is just a surprise?
Velocity7 wrote:Remember you've got SQ very aggressive on the India traffic and coming out of around 13 Indian cities multiple times a day with the combined SQ and TR.
If VA is actually receiving a subsidy (not just the marketing support that anybody and everybody seems to get these days) then the optics could very quickly begin to look very bad for the Queensland Government given their shareholding in VA and the lack of apparent taxpayer benefit being generated ...
Jump to postacavpics wrote:I would also expect DFW to come back fairly soon. Strong, growing market, and less competition (compared to LAX).
Etihad divested its remaining 18 percent stake in Air Serbia to the Serbian government. Etihad Group in 2013 bought 49% stake in then named JAT Airways. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/serbia-buys-back-etihad-airways-stake-in-air-serbia-flag-carrier I guess that's almost (if not the) end of the Jam...
Jump to post5W taking over AUH-SOF from W6: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231030-5wnw23320
Jump to postFor Europe, here's a left-of-field option ... Neos.
Fills a gap being based in Italy and covers a "no so usual" range of destinations.
For Africa, how about TAAG based in Angola?
AYT gone, SJJ and SLL going, and SPX being added: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230911-5wnw23
Interestingly, GYD / KUT / MED / MCT / EVN moving up to double-daily.
Still no love out east though, any news on Pakistan or India?
As someone said ME3 took that traffic away from them, plus with multiple stops and Garuda's reputation made them a less attractive option. Didnt they have a safety issue with EU at one point too, leading to a ban? Happy to be corrected, however I believe the safety issue was with Indonesian airline...
Jump to postAbu Dhabi airport have said the new terminal will open for passenger use in early November 2023. Is this just a nominal opening - maybe a few flights a day ? Or will the new terminal be handling significant numbers of aircraft and passengers this year ? Is there a date for when Air Arabia, Etihad o...
Jump to postA bit of a different article with regards to the Qatar rejection that happened recently, in that benefits for Qantas staff has been cut. How much of it has to do with the decision or what has happened with QF over the past few weeks is anyone's guess https://www.afr.com/rear-window/qatar-ends-qanta...
Jump to postA discussion about someone's location of work is related to civil aviation how? Some people need to travel for work (roadshows, meetings, cutting a ribbon, etc.), some need to go into an office, some don't. Nothing to see here. Same in every big company. All done.
Jump to postIs TK considered an ME Carrier? Most refer to Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways as the ME3 Carriers. Irrelevant if they are referred to as a Middle Eastern carrier, what is relevant is that along with EK, EY and QR, they have taken market share from GA and MH in a big way. Apart from hitting up LH...
Jump to postSome love for ADL with ID launching ADL-DPS
https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230908-idnov23adl
QF to Chicago.......twice. Testing my memory ... the first time, not sure departing from where, but was canned due to September 11 in 2001? I believe at least the second time was going to be from BNE and didn't take off due to GFC? How did I go? not sure about the first one, but the second was cann...
Jump to postLTEN11 wrote:QF to Chicago.......twice.
QH dropping MEL-HAN in October. Too many players in the market now?
https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230904-qhnw23lh
The other day, an article on the world's busiest international routes listed the airlines for MEL-SIN as including BA (they ended that route many many years ago), while leaving out EK and JQ from the list.
Jump to postHND-DFW (unfortunately on AA, was meant to be JL but a schedule change swapped it to a codeshare)
Jump to postsmi0006 wrote:Whatsaptudo wrote:He quit. What a coward.
I’m sure it was jump or we’ll push!
the new midfield terminal is to be called "Terminal A" and will probably replace almost all other terminals over time. US Immigration will not be moving, so all passengers landing at the swanky new terminal will need jump on the usual stock of barely-air-conditoned minibuses and head on o...
Jump to postEveryone forgets that yeah whilst QR did fly and bring home Australians during the pandemic ... and for that they were already given 7 extra slots a week, and for that they added BNE. Done deal. Finished. They got their prize on that one, so the "good deed" during the pandemic holds no we...
Jump to postBit like now Air Asia and Batik are flying to Jakarta. Such an embarrassment of an airline announcement Not really an embarrassment, more like makes good business sense. There's only X amount of seats to Indonesia available, and QF decided that MEL CGK would be more profitable than PER CGK. Whether...
Jump to postBritish Airways
AUH-MCT
MEL-SIN-MEL
Continental
MEL-AKL-MEL
Emirates
BNE-SIN
MEL-AKL-MEL
Gulf Air
MEL-SIN
SIN-SYD
Latam
SYD-AKL
Qantas
AKL-EZE-AKL
SIN-BOM-SIN
United
MEL-AKL-MEL
I think the only one of these still existing is on LA between AKL and SYD.
I think (based on zero fact mind you) that yes, as mentioned, due to language they prefer a tour PLUS if the Chinese government is having dramas with country X then they just say it is unsafe for them to travel there. When drama resolved, then suddenly country X is safe again.
Jump to postWhilst it makes sense, with no definition of what a "weird flight" is, I'll throw UA's multiple versions of the HNL-GUM Island Hopper route in to the mix.
Starts and ends in US territories, deviates to some other countries too (depending on the routing).
AirplaneWizard wrote:Is QF still operating DXB as a hub?
I don't see any harm in adding some smaller members to the alliance. If however they're looking for one to cover Central Asia, I'd say going for Air Astana or Uzbekistan Airlines would be better for more coverage.
Jump to postNAN-PER is too long to be viable as there's no catchment feed beyond PER and no VFR links. Looking at it as two different markets, PER-NAN-Canada/US could work as a hub. Separately, with NAN as a final destination out of PER though, they are competing with the likes of DPS which has around 8 flight...
Jump to postRwandair has been listed by a few sources. Small airline but rapidly growing with a strong reputation. OW could use a sub-Saharan African carrier. I think both (state of) Qatar and also QR have invested a bit in to Rwanda. I was also thinking Rwandair and/or TAAG Angola for Africa? Also, what about...
Jump to postIf Qatar wants more flights to Australia, go double daily to Adelaide. No restrictions there. Put their money where their mouth is. Simple. I think they are double daily already DOH-ADL- AKL 77W DOH- MEL-ADL 77W The ADL-AKL sector is being dropped in a few weeks as QR are restarting DOH-AKL, so the...
Jump to postThe QF lounge in HKG was permanently closed during Covid, however surprisingly it has since reopened.
Jump to postVietjet looks like now bookable on website A321 Tuesdays and Saturdays Perth depart 11:20 arrive HCMC 05:05 Return is HCMC depart 13:35 arrive Perth 21:20 Fantastic news, and a no brainer considering PER has no current direct links to Vietnam. 6 hours 45 isnt bad Shame no premium product though I t...
Jump to postPerhaps 5W could take a few to start flying east out of AUH?
Jump to postA nice overview of frequencies for 5W: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230801-5wnw23
Jump to postN661UA wrote:rumor:LATAM extend Auckland route to Beijing .
JAL has announced new service to Doha also. Lots of OW options from DOH now with AA, AT, AY, BA, IB, JL and of course QR. To a city almost no passenger wants to fly to. The world has gone mad. But hey Qatar's sheik got the money, so it's his world now. Correct. For any of the Persian Gulf countries...
Jump to postEither CDG or FRA could be sunrise routes ex SYD/MEL too. Wasn't ome of the problems with CDG that the bilaterals only allow a less than daily flight (5 per week, from memory?) from the Australian end, and due to that QF determined it wasn't viable without daily flights? I thought it was a weekly s...
Jump to postI agree with above that geographically, HNL makes sense. Is there a market for it though? If you build it, they may come?
Jump to postIraq is on the map!
AUH-EBL starts October 2023