Qantas announces Job and Capacity cuts

[Lukas M]

AVV-ADL-AVV axed

Now becomes MEL-ADL-MEL, It will now operate from Tullamarine at 6.40am to Adelaide, returning at 2.55pm.

[Max C]

Originally Posted by Nigel C

I understand the Wollongong to Melbourne service has been axed.

G'day Nigel,
That was a previous route cut announced by Qantaslink and the final MEL-WOL-MEL service was last night.

[Nigel C]

Well there you go! It was my next door neighbour who told me about it last night as the last one came in.

Cheers

[Justin L]

Originally Posted by Lukas M

AVV-ADL-AVV axed

Now becomes MEL-ADL-MEL, It will now operate from Tullamarine at 6.40am to Adelaide, returning at 2.55pm.

Wow that's interesting. Would that be to compete more directly with Tiger on the ADL-MEL route since it will become thrice daily?

[Lukas M]

Originally Posted by Justin Lazaroff

Wow that's interesting. Would that be to compete more directly with Tiger on the ADL-MEL route since it will become thrice daily?

Well, as the AVV-ADL was operated by the A320 based in Adelaide, and Adelaide crew of course, so mabye it was too difficult to justify operating this route without them now. I would also say that it would be to compete with Tiger also, seeing 3 daily is starting to become a threat to QF/DJ. I know numerous people in Adelaide that flew QF to Melbourne frequently, and have just flown TT since they have operated from Adelaide

[Paul Green]

Originally Posted by Anthony J

Really? We're hearing the reverse although there is constantly a ZX bus in maintenance being Christmas treed at the moment. OGA-C came close to going but that seems to have been reversed as well.

Really? Which ZX 'bus' is being Cristmas treed?

[Ash W]

Originally Posted by paul green

Really? Which ZX 'bus' is being Cristmas treed?

For those of us that don't know but what is being Christmas Treed? A

Get slightly off topic, but what state are the 7 -ZX's in? Flown a few BA examples over the past few weeks and all were in a very tired and sad state indeed. 2 of them (different A/C) had a fault where the call bell would beep every second, in the end they had to turn all seat power on, so no audio, reading lights or call bell. The CSO who happend to be on both flights reckons it happens to her at least once a week on a BA 767.

[Montague S]

here comes the interesting part, oil has retreated nearly $20 in the past few days and is currently trading at $128 p/bl, I suspect that jetfuel will also retreat from its $178 p/bl price tag in the near future, when it does occur it'll be interesting to see how the airlines pass this on to the customers & their staff...will it lead to lower fares and removal of ex % of the fuel fees? I suspect it won't because its a money spinner for them.

interesting times...I predicted a while back that the price will drop dramatically before the year end (not that I want it to) but it will be itneresting to see if the consumer benefits too.

Geoff Dixon has become a bit of a speculator...

[Marty H]

Originally Posted by Montague S

here comes the interesting part, oil has retreated nearly $20 in the past few days and is currently trading at $128 p/bl, I suspect that jetfuel will also retreat from its $178 p/bl price tag in the near future, when it does occur it'll be interesting to see how the airlines pass this on to the customers & their staff...will it lead to lower fares and removal of ex % of the fuel fees? I suspect it won't because its a money spinner for them.

interesting times...I predicted a while back that the price will drop dramatically before the year end (not that I want it to) but it will be itneresting to see if the consumer benefits too.

Geoff Dixon has become a bit of a speculator...

They all have Monty, all airlines have '**** bricks' over the past month or so over fuel prices, it is fair they needed to take precautions incase it does stay high, but QF and DJ both have hedged their fuel until at least the middle of next year at around $109 USD per barrel.

If it continues to drop does DJ decided to can their new baggage charges???

[Rhys Xanthis]

Does DJ even do any sort of fuel hedging worth mentioning? I thought they hedged very very little?