Did not see this coming. Qantas to launch seasonal Melbourne - Exmouth flights in 2023. 2 x weekly with 737 aircraft, operating April - October. An amazing boost to what I think is one of the most spectacular parts of the country. Source From what I have heard, JQ's MEL-BQB service is also performi...
Jump to postDid not see this coming. Qantas to launch seasonal Melbourne - Exmouth flights in 2023. 2 x weekly with 737 aircraft, operating April - October. An amazing boost to what I think is one of the most spectacular parts of the country. Source From what I have heard, JQ's MEL-BQB service is also performi...
Jump to postI’m not convinced of the economics of operating CNS-HND. From a technical perspective VA would require 180 ETDO.
Jump to postAt most overseas airports there is a human sitting at the exit doors to prevent anyone doing it. Having one way automatic doors doesnt prevent much when there is a constant stream of people. QF or Mel airport have the ability to risk manage these events to say its a low risk entire re-screen is not ...
Jump to postInbound from Japan, QLD has always been stronger than VIC although the yen might make that market difficult
Jump to postQF41 wrote:Does anyone know what happened to qf 43? Looks like it was trying to divert to Darwin, however due to local storms, it landed in Katherine.
Yes, MEL-CGK, MEL-MNL and ADL-SIN are already seen as some of the early routes QF may choose launch once the XLRs arrive. Given it is principally a business route with very low tourists except for a few Indonesians coming to MEL for shopping, I would expect MEL-CGK to be more likely a QF route rath...
Jump to postOn a different note - the huge triumph of PER-LHR and PER-FCO for QF has me thinking… why have no European airlines tried to mirror the success of these routes? With premium leisure travel driving ginormous demand post-covid, you would think BA atleast could give LHR-PER a stab with their own metal...
Jump to postNice pictures and report. EW looks pretty good for an LCC
Jump to postThanks for writing up - hoping to check out the Jewel myself next week! BA first - worlds best business class (not even we can say that anymore). I did CW myself recently on SIN-SYD and as you say the service was so slow. The the "suite" will be well overdue. I hope they refresh the LHR lo...
Jump to postApparently the JQ 787 that got hit by lightening, damage is so bad that they are considering writing off the aircraft
Jump to postLots of coverage on Melbourne radio this morning about delays for JQ pax stuck in DPS probably due to the 3 currently grounded 788s. Some pax have been told it may be a week before JQ can get them home and, even then, there are no guarantees flights they are rebooked on will happen. 1 person who wa...
Jump to postCrew seems to be a big part of it, not one QF service has been upgraded to an A330 to try and get more people home
Jump to postYeah no surprise that QF would be against the idea legislated compensation, but things need to improve and fast. What has occurred to JQ’s 787 fleet may well be something that was harder to plan for, but the way QF Group manages its fleet seems to leave very little slack to recover from aircraft is...
Jump to postDps jq cancellations hitting the media - 4000 stranded with no flights available
Jump to postIn dps atm, JQ has been a disaster, flight cancelled both ways, the 787 schedule has collapsed, thousands (probably 10s of by now) left trying to get home
I’d be surprised if the consular hasn’t got involved.
A few comments/questions 1. What are the new HNL flight numbers going to be? 2. Given that connecting yields are generally lower than OD yields, Is there any benefit in having AKL-JFK as the connector flight for possibly (and relatively) lower yielding connections from other ports (eg ADL, HBA, CBR...
Jump to postA few comments/questions 1. What are the new HNL flight numbers going to be? 2. Given that connecting yields are generally lower than OD yields, Is there any benefit in having AKL-JFK as the connector flight for possibly (and relatively) lower yielding connections from other ports (eg ADL, HBA, CBR...
Jump to postairlineworker wrote:The CRJ-200 was better off short runway's, the 145 was a runway hog. AA when replacing the Dash-8's at HVN had to go the CRJ-200 even though Piedmont had been servicing the airport.
Effective 27 March 23 Qantas will increase MEL-SIN from 7 weekly to 13 weekly Daily QF35/36 A332 operating 6 weekly QF37/38 789 operating https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220816-qfns23melsin Interesting to see QF37/38 ramping up again and becoming a 789. I assume this is to make it possible to operat...
Jump to postTo be honest I can see their model working - but I can see them skimming the pool with flights from Adelaide to tourist destinations and from Perth to similar. this should give them a bit of critical mass to make some money How many markets would there be from ADL or PER that don’t already have ser...
Jump to postLooks like QF flights operating BNE-PER are diverting to ADL for fuel VA clocked 6hrs19min on a BNE-PER while a flight from SYD clocked at 5hrs32min Wind has been pretty bad here though if you are heading eastbound you are having a quicker than average flight Looks like the tech stops have continue...
Jump to postReally heavy fog in BNE this morning. I count around 20 aircraft in various holding patterns waiting for it to clear. Departures not effected it seems. No doubt will have some knock effects during the day And BAC advised via their FB page last night that the legacy runway (19L/1R) is closing for ma...
Jump to postDoes anyone have the images that show where PER-LHR pax are coming from? My googling is letting me down today. Id say safe to assume that the SYD and MEL traffic would jump on their own direct services, and if that makes the 789 marginal, taking the A350 there might be a little problematic. Obvious...
Jump to postQantas NS22 new domestic routes, most are already known with the exception of this one 2 weekly PER-OOL from 25 June 22, increasing to 4 weekly for NS23 https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220505-qfns22au Surprised at this, its a long flight which JQ already flies. Wouldnt have thought there would be enough...
Jump to postNone of the references talk about replacing the F100s, only the 717s and 737s, perhaps they will will outlive them all.....
Jump to postIm guessing the SYD-LHR times quoted are flying over Russia? Having to route further south would add another 45mins or so, not alot would add additional fuel costs but also erode some of the advantage of the non-stop flight.
Jump to post[ Side note - Hasn’t the Qatari bilateral been updated recently? Thus allowing BNE,PER,SYD,MEL daily at 28? I think QR were very vocal about support Aussies getting home during the pandemic to gain political capital to push for an increase and allow BNE permanently. I Or have they sacrificed some c...
Jump to postVirgin Australia Regional (VARA) set to replace the Fokkers with 737-700s. VARA will continue to operate the A320s as a dual 737/A320 operator, after recently acquiring 2 A320s this year. Author note: I wonder if the 2 current 737-700s in VA's fleet will be moved across to the VARA AOC? Source: htt...
Jump to postThere was no cabin crew rest (other than 4 blocked economy seats) when they used to operate AKL-LAX (with NZ cabin crew).
Jump to postI have a feeling that flight was supported by a FIFO contract. Maybe the contract no longer exists so the flight is not viable. Would make sense, I noticed that VA have the full complement of A320s back (according to planespotters) so didn't think it was aircraft availability as the reason, thought...
Jump to postI think AJ may need a holiday. Yet again, he appears to be blaming travellers for the woes suffered by QF over Easter. He now says passengers checking in early, as they were asked to, meant that the baggage systems became overloaded with unprocessed luggage. The hike in numbers over Easter was not ...
Jump to postSpeaking of foreign crews, this popped up on my Twitter feed this afternoon supposedly showing the expert designed crew rest facility developed for the A332s doing the longer range flights such as BNE-LAX. https://twitter.com/ietsystems/status/1516532525178703876 . If true, it is not exactly state ...
Jump to postThey need more widebody aircraft if they want to launch a heap of new routes. If I had to pick my guess would be: PER-JNB SYD-ICN ???-HND - If they can get the VA slot All the above can be done with A330s if some can be freed up?? QF have split their 2nd HND slot between MEL and BNE, they're assumi...
Jump to postI wonder if PAPL/QF have indeed come to an agreement regarding T3 as QF have only just recently confirmed permanent closure of the their T1 lounge suggesting they wont be returning there Checked GDS today, it showed that the SIN, LHR (when it resumes) and FCO (when it commences) ex PER will be T4 d...
Jump to postStarting 27 March, Qantas is resuming the QF19 and QF20 SYD MNL SYD. This will be initially five days a week, ramping up to a daily service using their A330 eqp. Also, starting 27 March, Qantas is resuming QF71 and QF71 PER SIN PER. This appears to be 4 days a week initially and will also ramp up t...
Jump to postQantas has managed to change its SYD terminal transfer so badly that calling it a mess is flattering. At the start of the pandemic, all the bus drivers employed by QF were retrenched and replaced by contract bus drivers. The issue is the QF drivers had airside licenses so were able to do the transf...
Jump to postAs mentioned the pavement loading issue is the cause of restrictions rather than the extra few hundred miles Interesting, thanks for that. Out of interest, what are the payment loading issues with Darwin? Darwin has a low subgrade strength runway rating requiring a lower taxi weight than that which...
Jump to postAs mentioned the pavement loading issue is the cause of restrictions rather than the extra few hundred miles
Jump to postFYI: Rumours are PER-LHR could resume in as little as the next 2 weeks, however construction in the security and immigration areas of terminal 3 must be finished first. DRW-LHR is around 8100nm with the new southern routing, great circle PER-LHR is 7800nm. Also heard a rumour that there are issues ...
Jump to postQantas to resume flights to HND from late April Daily SYD flights from 27 April 3 weekly BNE from 27 April 4 weekly MEL from 29 April https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-flies-back-to-tokyo-on-april-27 Is this on the basis of tourists being allowed in by then? Japan doesnt seem in any hu...
Jump to postJust to put things in perspective; PR already regularly flies A321 MNL-SYD/BNE with an A321LR, yes? If I recall, this was already happening pre pandemic. MNL-SYD is 3879 nm vs CMB-PER is shorter 3592; so not sure if PER-CMB really needs an XLR. The current LR should be able to do it. PR uses a stan...
Jump to postGiven most of the Sri Lankan diaspora in Australia is in Melbourne, I would suggest the existing direct UL A333 service remains the best way of servicing this largely VFR and tourist market. Just because an A321XLR could make the PER-CMB flight, doesn't mean it is actually a good business propositi...
Jump to postUL has been one of those "quiet achievers" that flew throughout the pandemic. With Western Australia opening and pent-up demand for travel, could it be a golden opportunity for them to add CMB-PER to their network? PER-CMB could be a fantastic 321neo route, particularly if nobody enters t...
Jump to postThat is the exact reason the EK alliance came into being. It enabled QF to offer one-stop to just about everywhere in Europe from all mainland state capitals with typically good connection times in DXB due to the timing of EK's hub banks. Of course but some people want to fly on Qantas and some cer...
Jump to postEither way there needs to be a domestic sector to move the 789s through PER for the LHR flights, but post Sunrise the PER flight, whatever flight# it ends up assuming, will be primarily local market traffic. Does there though? Its likely that there will be a 787 option going SYD -LHR via SIN post p...
Jump to postThe A330 and 787 are also bigger and wider so take longer to disembark and board. The 767 was quite quick as it was dual aisle and only 7 abreast. (Being 7 abreast was inefficient in some ways as its added width and associated drag only added 1 seat per row over a narrowbody.) Obviously, using dual...
Jump to postSince QF have the B787 options available, it seems they will replace A330s, that is where the smart money is. I am happy to be corrected but I was under the impression that QF were not happy with the turnaround times of the A330 and hence were used on MEL-SYD only during peak times and as far as I ...
Jump to postSince QF have the B787 options available, it seems they will replace A330s, that is where the smart money is. I am happy to be corrected but I was under the impression that QF were not happy with the turnaround times of the A330 and hence were used on MEL-SYD only during peak times and as far as I ...
Jump to postNot 100% sure that Qatar is a particularly great place to visit though, particularly if you are female. For women travellers it isn’t any better or worse than Dubai and is perfectly safe day-to-day. The airport/airline might have PR problems with women after the dead baby incident. For tourist acti...
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