Qantas - Emirates Announcement Next Week

[Jim M]

Originally Posted by Bernie P

A supposed increased capacity on QF to SIN

Now thats what i'm wondering...With the cancellation of the SIN/FRA and
SIN/LHR flights out of Sydney and Melbourne, what is going to happen with flights to places like SIN and HKG for that matter on QF Metal?
In effect,they are cancelling all flights that currently operate from SYD and MEL to SIN. I realise they are saying that they will still fly to these places with their own aircraft, but i wonder what the schedules will be like,what the capacity will be like and the big one,what equipment will be used???

And i am just wondering,with the delivery of the first of their 787s in 2013, will JQ somehow be involved with these Australia to Asia flights and maybe not so much QF?

Wouldn't mind hearing some others' thoughts on this.

Jim

[Bernie P]

You can still get to FCO and/CDG on a QF flight number, still QF ex Aust to DXB and then EK ex DXB...

We need not be so precious about these 'legacy' alliances and move forward into exciting times...

[Bernie P]

Jim,

I recall reading that flights will be re-aligned to better meet's business needs in the Asian region... A few A33X will be deployed on these routes, wether these are ex JQ or mainline, i dont know... An increase in flights, I remember a capacity rise of c. 40%, so I think it would be a better money maker for QF.

[Michael Cleary]

No doubt the hotel that QF uses for crew in Singapore will cry poor too, as well as Changi itself.

I have long avoided using QF to go to Europe, as I have an aversion to having to go to LHR and then transfer. Next time I might give it a try via DXB.

[Ash W]

Originally Posted by Radi K

IMHO Emirates will gut Qantas and it will be a shadow of its former self soon enough. EK have done this with all previous airlines they have been closely associated with in the past.

How are they going to do this?

[Kieran Wells]

Originally Posted by Bernie P

We need not be so precious about these 'legacy' alliances and move forward into exciting times...

Im surprised if anyone would be "precious" about losing an alliance with CX... QF and CX don't like each other and rarely co-operate with each other.. bit like 2 fighting kids in a school room..

[Mike W]

I suppose this means the end of those great value EK trans-tasman flights. NZ will be rubbing their hands together or sure. I know of heaps of Kiwis who fly with EK who used to do NZ. Can QF pick up all that slack?

[Bernie P]

China Airlines have rtn Business for c. $500 to AKL!!!

[Thomas Collins]

Qantas will still operate to Hong Kong and Singapore.

In this case - to and from. Current timing supports European operations.

Now with Europe removed, Qantas can re-time services to best support demand and be more competitive with CX and SQ etc.

[Sarah C]

Originally Posted by Mike W

I suppose this means the end of those great value EK trans-tasman flights. NZ will be rubbing their hands together or sure. I know of heaps of Kiwis who fly with EK who used to do NZ. Can QF pick up all that slack?

They haven't announced anything yet on the Tasman. I still expect them to fly across the Tasman, given the cost of parking thier aircraft particularly in Sydney.