QantasLink 717s to have Business Class and will fly to Canberra

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

It appears that the B717's will operate 1 flight on Weekdays operating Sydney-Adelaide-Sydney starting 15/4/14.

QF1555 Dep SYD 1125 Arr ADL 1305
QF1560 Dep ADL 1345 Arr SYD 1610

Days of operations vary for the 1st couple of weeks of operation due to Easter. Here is the breakdown over that period...

15/4/14- 18/4/14 (Operates Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
22/4/14- 25/4/14 (Operates Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday & Friday)
From 28/4/14 flights will operate Monday-Friday.

[Zac M]

Today saw YQS launch the QJE1555/1560 rotation to ADL-HBA as mentioned in the previous post and YQV also launched services from SYD - HBA, not sure if both or only one of these is daily at this point.

[Jarden S]

^^ ZAC I think you ment ADL to SYD not ADL to HBA.

[Zac M]

I sure did, I typed ADL-HBA on my phone once now every time I type ADL or anything similar it auto corrects to that :/

[Mike W]

Ah, the wonderful iOS I ditched for Android recently with no regrets

[Othman Al Saud]

Hi guys, has anyone traveled on the new configuration B717 so far from the east coast? I have had many experiences on MD-90 flights before 2011 which I found it quite comfortable in J & Y classes

[Rowan McKeever]

I have and they're very nice. The Y seats are quite comfy and they have a fresh, airy feel in the cabin. My favourite of the Aussie domestic fleet.

[Othman Al Saud]

Originally Posted by Rowan McKeever

I have and they're very nice. The Y seats are quite comfy and they have a fresh, airy feel in the cabin. My favourite of the Aussie domestic fleet.

Yes I just found a thread in regards to the new product, http://australianaviation.com.au/201...717-interiors/

I made reservations on the following route from MEL to SYD, lets test the new product!

QF01528 (MEL-CBR)
11:10 - 12:15 B717


QF01520 (CBR-SYD)
17:05 - 17:55 B717


QF01513 (SYD-CBR)
0820 - 0915 B717

QF01541 (CBR-MEL)
17:10 - 1820 B717

[Greg Hyde]

Any idea when VH-YQW is scheduled to enter service ?

[Rowan McKeever]

Hey Greg! Pretty sure I've seen 1 June as the start date for 717s on MEL-HBA so imagine it's about then? Only reason it'd be before that is if one of the others needs to go for scheduled maintenance.