If the BOM service will go via Singapore instead of axing it, could it be excessive capacity for the Sydney - Singapore leg, as there's already too many flights bewteen these 2 cities?
Currently they are doing 2x Daily + 1x BA Daily + 3x QF81/82 = 24x Weekly.
If adding the BOM via SIN service (3x Daily), it would become 27x Weekly.
SQ's been trying to add 4th service to SIN but unfortunately failed.
In my opinion, the possible happy ending to QF's BOM service is to associate with Cathay Pacific by adding the QF code on CX's BKK - BOM service (CX 750 & CX 751), in connection with QF 1/2/301/302.
Timetable for these services:
Sydney - Bangkok
QF 1 1805/2310
QF 301 1730/2245
Bangkok - Mumbai
CX 750 1720/2005
Mumbai - Bangkok
CX 751 0520/1045
Bangkok - Sydney
QF 2 1725/0625 +1
QF 302 1705/0610 +1
Hence, QF may need to pursuade Cathay to change time for their CX750 & 751 service and connect with QF301/302. QF can try to end it's AF SYD - HKG - CDG codeshare and codeshare HKG-CDG with CX instead in exchange for the codeshared and time changed BKK <> BOM service.
CX currently operates 4x Weekly on this route, hence the codeshared service would be even more frequent then QF's 3x Daily now.
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