787-9 service BNE to SYD

[fletty]

It looks like QF503 BNE to SYD will be serviced by a 787-9 Monday week. Not sure if this is a common occurrence but as far as wide bodies go I've only ever seen the odd A330 on this route.

Looking forward to trying PE for the first time though!

 

[DejaBrew]

Ugly departure time

 

[AIRwin]

Ugly departure time

Lie flat in Business at least

 

[fletty]

Ugly departure time

It's not even the earliest - there's one at 5am. Will be better when daylight savings is over.

 

[SJF211]

Actually, there are a few other 787 positioning flights scheduled around those Antarctica charters as well:

30 November 2024 - QF556 SYD 2135 - BNE 2205
2 December 2024 - QF503 BNE 0520 - SYD 0755

31 December 2024 - QF453 SYD 1345 - MEL 1520
1 January 2025 - QF428 MEL 0915 - SYD 1040

8 February 2025 - QF655 SYD 1950 - PER 2140
9 February 2025 - QF656 PER 2330 - SYD 0640+1

15 February 2025 - QF556 SYD 2135 - BNE 2205
17 February 2025 - QF503 BNE 0520 - SYD 0755

Happy booking

It’s positioning from a charter so whilst probably not common will be nice for you for a change. I’m less excited about taking QF656 on Sunday in PE on an overnight but figured it can’t be worse then 737 J which I do often.

 

[fletty]

It’s positioning from a charter so whilst probably not common will be nice for you for a change. I’m less excited about taking QF656 on Sunday in PE on an overnight but figured it can’t be worse then 737 J which I do often.

Thanks, I was wondering where it was coming from. Normally I'd take this as an opportunity for an easy upgrade to a lie-flat - but having not flown any PE before I'm keen to try that, which will be like a free 737 upgrade minus catering anyway.