Qantas Intl NS09 Schedule Update?

[Andrew P]

Originally Posted by Marty H

Your kidding yourself

no,

[Paul Green]

Originally Posted by Marty H

15 mins slower than a 738 to turn, 4-5 tonne more fuel than a 738 MEL-SYD, at least 2-3 more employees than a 738 in a turn around.

Most QF 738 turns are 40 mins.

QF don't herd their pax down the rear stairs at aerobridge ports and make them walk across the tarmac in order to speed up the turn.

Originally Posted by Kelvin R

Qantas use cleaners? I am yet to see a clean domestic plane. One day I found a half eaten bread roll at my feat, some days I find peanuts, yes peanuts (I am sure someone knows the last time QF actually handed out peanuts). Other finds include week old boarding passes. I thought QF gave up cleaning anything except the bathrooms years ago.

It must take great courage for you to fly QF with all these issues. If food scares you please fly a carrier that gives you nothing.

And besides what does this all have to do with schedule updates?

[Marty H]

Originally Posted by Paul Green

Most QF 738 turns are 40 mins.

QF don't herd their pax down the rear stairs at aerobridge ports and make them walk across the tarmac in order to speed up the turn.

Ohh deary me walking across the tarmac

[Mike W]

Originally Posted by Marty H

None as long as the aircraft is clean and tidy for the outbound flight thats what the pax want and an on time departure, I like how Dave says they are professional cleaners

That's what I thought (ignoring the a.net "smartass" comment from Dave C) if the plane is clean and tidy and it does facilitate an on-time departure, I don't think pax care or less and ultimately, they're the ones that pay the bills.

[Stefan Perkas]

Afternoon all,

Some more International news.

Qantas has announced changes to its China and India schedules as it battles to match capacity to demand in a tightening economy. The airline will axe its three times weekly Sydney to Beijing service from April 17, while its twice-weekly Melbourne to Shanghai service will also cease from March 31. Non-stop flights to Mumbai will be rerouted via Singapore from mid-May.

[Jack B]

perhaps Qantas can use the A330-200's that would do the non-stop Mumbai flights to operate to Honolulu?

wishful thinking?

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Starting 10JUN09, QANTAS will reschedule its Daily Auckland - Los Angeles service which will allow same-day connection on QANTAS' Los Angeles - New York sector.

Also, from the same date, QF025/026 will be operating with 737-400 instead of 747-400 on the Melbourne - Auckland sector.

till 09JUN09
QF025 MEL1050 - 1615AKL1755 - 1050LAX 744 D
QF026 LAX2100 - 0445+2AKL0630+2 - 0830+2MEL 744 D - 08JUN09

eff 10JUN09
QF025 AKL1330 - 0625LAX 744 D
QF026 LAX2345 - 0730+2AKL 744 D 09JUN09 -

Also...

QANTAS is increasing its frequencies operated by A380 on service to London, Los Angeles and Singapore

On Sydney - Los Angeles QF011/012, A380 flight increased from 3 (Day 357) weekly to 4 (Day x146) from 03JUN09 to 02SEP09

Melbourne - Los Angeles A380 service remains at Day 13

Sydney - Singapore - London QF031/032, A380 flight increased from 3 (Day 256) to 5 weekly (Day x13; from SYD) from 07JUN09

Finally...

QANTAS from 11MAY09 will be suspending its 3 weekly Sydney - Mumbai nonstop service.

It plans to operate service via Singapore but it is not loaded in the GDS as of 17FEB09. At the meantime, it will continnue to provide codeshare service with Jet Airways to Mumbai

[Kieran Wells]

From the Qantas website:

Qantas Launches New Australia-India Schedule Latest News
Sydney, 27 February 2009
Qantas announced today that it would commence its new Australia-Mumbai services from 2 June 2009.

Qantas Executive General Manager, Mr John Borghetti, said Qantas would now offer flights from seven Australian cities to Mumbai via Singapore.

"Customers will now be able to fly to Mumbai from Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns^, Darwin^, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, further opening up access to the Indian sub-continent from Australia," Mr Borghetti said.

"India is an important market for Qantas. We will now offer 21 flights from Australia each week which will connect to our three-flights-per-week service between Singapore and Mumbai."

QF51, originating in Brisbane, will operate from Singapore to Mumbai on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The return QF52 service from Mumbai will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

In addition to its own services from Australia, Qantas also codeshares on Jet Airways flights between Delhi and Singapore, and Mumbai and Singapore, offering customers access to an additional 40 Indian destinations across Jet Airways' extensive domestic network.


* Subject to regulatory approval.
^ Jetstar service to Singapore

NB: QF82 Singapore-Adelaide will now operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays to align with QF52 Mumbai-Singapore services.

[Michael Morrison]

so they are effectively cutting another 3 x weekly A330 capacity given the Mumbai flight does top completely and it is the BNE-SIN flight that will continue.

Ie All the Mumbai traffic will come from existing PER/ADL/BNE/SYD capacity.

[Brad Myer]

Lots of spare Intl A330 capacity!