Qantas To Go Daily MEL-LHR, 6x MEL-LAX, Daily SYD-JNB

[Will H]

Little surprise, I suppose. Does anyone know the approximate times of the A380 deliveries?

ADELAIDE, 31 May 2010: Qantas today announced that it would introduce daily A380 services between Melbourne and London and six A380 services per week between Melbourne and Los Angeles.

At present, two return services between Melbourne and London via Singapore each week are operated by the Qantas A380. This will increase to five services a week after Qantas’ eighth A380 is delivered, six services a week after its ninth is delivered and daily services when its tenth A380 arrives. Melbourne-Los Angeles services operated by the A380 will increase to four a week with the delivery of Qantas’ ninth A380 and to six a week after its tenth is delivered.

And beef up the competition with V?

ADELAIDE, 31 May 2010: Qantas today announced it would move to a daily schedule on its Sydney – Johannesburg route from 21 September 2010.

Qantas Chief Executive Officer, Mr Alan Joyce, said the Qantas South African route was a key route for the airline and the addition of a seventh service provides Qantas customers with greater flexibility for travel between Australia and South Africa.

[Sarah C]

Originally Posted by Will H

And beef up the competition with V?

Not really. They were given permission by the Air Services Commission back in Feb to go daily. They were just waiting for the A380's 7 and on to arrive to free up a 747 to operate that extra service.

[Malcolm Parker]

Also with these changes.
SYD-MNL and SYD-BNE-MNL from NOV 2010 will switch from 767 to A330 aircraft...... about time but no word on SYD-HNL as yet.

[Andrew P]

Originally Posted by Malcolm Parker

SYD-MNL from 767 to A330 aircraft...... .

about bloody time

[Stuart Trevena]

Hi All,

What about starting a 744 to ops MEL to JNB, say 3x week?
Or Even Jetstar A332 to JNB via PER?

Stuart

[Malcolm Parker]

Not likely given V Australia has started this route now.

If anything from Melbourne starts from QF it will be back to PVG.

[Brad Myer]

Also this week QantasLink announced it will begin its first Intl route.

12x weekly CNS-POM-CNS services using the Q400s. The flights connect with QF domestic services to/from SYD, MEL, and BNE.

Thanks

[James Smith]

For Sydney services, the QANTAS media release of 31 May, 2010 also said that:

"Qantas currently has six A380s in service. It expects to take delivery of its seventh in the final quarter of 2010, enabling Sydney-London A380 services to go daily, and to have received the tenth aircraft by March 2011."

[Andrew M]

Originally Posted by Malcolm Parker

Not likely given V Australia has started this route now.

If anything from Melbourne starts from QF it will be back to PVG.

I wouldn't say that..

Qantas like making life difficult for V Australia so adding MEL-JNB would do that very nicely!

[Arthur T]

It seems the speculated SYD - HKG A380 service won't come until Q2/3 2011 then if Qantas is trying to make SYD & MEL - LAX & LHR (via SIN) to be a fully A380 service first. Perhaps when its 11th airplane comes we could see it flying between HKG & SYD Daily?

I just trying to respond to the previous rumour that Qantas is start training pilots to fly A380 to HKG & BKK.

However it would be a good move to beat V Australia in providing a better service to LA and South Africa.