Air Austral to start SYD flights

[Brandon Giacomin]

http://www.virginblue.com.au/AboutUs...s/P_008352.htm

[Mike W]

Get ready to spot this beauty coming to an Airport near us...

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-A.../ER/1509516/M/

[Sam Chui]

Looking at SYD airport website on departures

UU999 St Denis 8/04/2009
5:00pm 8/04/2009
5:00pm

Did this flight happen ?

[Benny Zheng]

First flight commence on 12th April 2009. Arrive into Sydney on 13th April.

Sorry for the confusion. It's a twice a week service but we get to see it 4 times a week due to the fact it stays over night at Noumea.

Info from Amadeus

UU771 CDG (2250) Wednesday RUN (1145) Thursday B772
UU771 RUN (1345) Thursday SYD (0605) Friday B772
UU771 SYD (0725) Friday NOU (1110) Friday B772

UU772 NOU (0810) Saturday SYD (1020) Saturday B772
UU772 SYD (1210) Saturday RUN (1825) Saturday B772
UU772 RUN (2015) Saturday CDG (0530) Sunday B772


UU771 CDG (0850) Sunday RUN (2145) Sunday B772
UU771 RUN (2335) SYD (1555) Sunday B772
UU771 SYD (1740) NOU (2125) Monday B772

UU772 NOU (0925) Tuesday SYD (1135) Tuesday B772
UU772 SYD (1325) Tuesday RUN (1940) Tuesday B772
UU772 RUN (2130) Tuesday CDG (0645) Wednesday B772

[Andrew Ewen]

I suppose that since Réunion is a French Department ( ie CDG-RUN is a true domestic flight , the currency in Réunion is the € , the cars all have standard French number plates etc unlike places such as New Caledonia or French Polynesia which are merely French Overseas Territories ) and therefore French soil that these flights are technically the first regularly scheduled Australia-Europe non-stops ! given the tendency of airline marketing departments for hyperbole I am surprised that UU has not trumpeted this loudly

since RUN is only approx 30 min from MRU and MK have already cut back their Australian flights it will be interesting to see what effect these flights have on MK ( although I believe the Mauritian community in Australia is more MEL based than SYD based ) . Certainly another alternative for me to look at for next years trip back to AKL .

[NickN]

From reading that schedule am I right in seeing that the arrival from RUN is at 3.55pm on Sunday afternoon with a 5.40pm departure to NOU? Or is it actually Monday? It has Sunday written next to the 3.55pm arrival but Monday next to the 5.40pm departure and I doubt it overnights.

[Kieran Wells]

Originally Posted by NickN

From reading that schedule am I right in seeing that the arrival from RUN is at 3.55pm on Sunday afternoon with a 5.40pm departure to NOU? Or is it actually Monday? It has Sunday written next to the 3.55pm arrival but Monday next to the 5.40pm departure and I doubt it overnights.

Nick,
no the flight doesn't overnight. It leaves Paris early sunday morning, gets to reunion late sunday night, arrives sydney monday afternoon. Then does the hop to noumea.

Arrival
UU771 Paris
St Denis 13/04/2009
3:55pm 13/04/2009
3:55pm -na-

Departure
UU771 Noumea 13/04/2009
5:40pm 13/04/2009
5:40pm -na-

Kieran

[Benny Zheng]

I think i will add the day change to prevent more confusion.


UU771 CDG (2250) Wednesday RUN (1145+1) Thursday B772
UU771 RUN (1345+1) Thursday SYD (0605+2) Friday B772
UU771 SYD (0725+2) Friday NOU (1110+2) Friday B772

UU772 NOU (0810) Saturday SYD (1020) Saturday B772
UU772 SYD (1210) Saturday RUN (1825) Saturday B772
UU772 RUN (2015) Saturday CDG (0530+1) Sunday B772


UU771 CDG (0850) Sunday RUN (2145) Sunday B772
UU771 RUN (2335) Sunday SYD (1555+1) Monday B772
UU771 SYD (1740+1) Monday NOU (2125+1) Monday B772

UU772 NOU (0925) Tuesday SYD (1135) Tuesday B772
UU772 SYD (1325) Tuesday RUN (1940) Tuesday B772
UU772 RUN (2130) Tuesday CDG (0645+1) Wednesday B772

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In summary:

Monday:
UU771 RUN -> SYD arrival 1555
UU771 SYD -> NOU departure 1740

Tuesday:
UU772 NOU -> SYD arrival 1135
UU772 SYD - RUN departure 1325

Friday:
UU771 RUN -> SYD arrival 0605
UU771 SYD -> NOU departure 0725

Saturday:
UU772 NOU -> SYD arrival 1020
UU772 SYD -> RUN departure 1210

[Stu M]

UU-771 has left Paris ! ! !

[phil.l]

Todays B777 is meant to be F-OPAR.