QF Schedule changes

[Scott Loveday]

G'day folks,

I noticed QF have changed the QF78/77 timing for the next week or so (in fact all of the PER/SIN services for that matter).

Is this just for A/C maintenance purposes or is there a bigger plan? 04:40 departure from PER is not friendly.

Cheers,
Scott

[Ben O]

This is due to QPA being out of service for repairs.

Things should be back to normal by the 10th NOV.

[Scott Loveday]

Cheers Ben

[Luke Chittock]

G'day Scotty/Ben et al

The rescheduled QF77 flights will actually ops up to and including 30NOV.

Along with minor time changes on the QF72/71/78 flights, this allows just the one A330 to ops the double daily PER-SIN-PER flights.

QF077 PERSIN 0440/090
QF072 SINPER 1020/1630
QF071 PERSIN 1750/2210
QF078 SINPER 2050/0300+1

A few weeks ago QF B73H were operating on various PER-SIN-PER flights in lieu of A330 a/c!! (not an ideal situation for J class pax)

Regards

Luke/PER

[Ben O]

Looks like it has been extended.

QF52 SIN-BNE is also changed by around 3hrs. 0915am BNE arrival.

Thanks

[Anthony T]

QF071 PERSIN 1750/2210
QF078 SINPER 2050/0300+1

Neat trick if they can pull it off

[Ben O]

While we are at it here are some other up coming changes:
Dates are always subject to change.

International:

*JAN 9th 2009: A332s replace A333s on all SYD-PEK-SYD services.
*JAN 16th 2009: QF25/26 MEL-AKL-LAX vv reverts back to an all B744 operation.
*JAN 16th 2009: A333s replace B763s on all SYD-CGK-SYD services.
*JAN 18th 2009: A332s replace A333s on SYD-PVG-SYD and MEL-PVG-MEL routes.

QF19/20 SYD-MNL-SYD apparently goes A333 sometime in JAN09 as well.

Domestic

*FEB 26th 2009: B73Hs replace leased Alliance F100s on PER-PHE-PER route.

Feel free to add any other changes.

[Gareth U]

Originally Posted by Anthony T

Neat trick if they can pull it off

I think that's where the BNE aircraft comes into play.

[Tom PER]

Slightly off topic but does anyone know if -EBJ and -EBK are staying in their current domestic config long-term?

Seems odd having these 2 A332's dedicated to domestics when every other flight is a B737 or B763 I can't see the logic especially with no PTV's in Y. Unlike the B743's from a pax perspective I can't see the attraction to fly on them.

Surely they could of just upgraded J class in a handful of B763's and then use these 2 A332's on International flights (same as EBG, EBH and EBI) to replace the B763's which current operate Internationally such as PER-NRT and BNE-SIN.

Just seems a waste of 2 new A332's too me.

[Ben O]

to replace the B763's which current operate Internationally such as PER-NRT and BNE-SIN.

BNE-SIN-BNE is ops by A333.

From end of JAN09 the only long B763 intl routes will be SYD-HNL and PER-NRT.