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Latest thought bubble from our Territory Government, who have seized on a throw-a-way line from a Qantas Media Statement (we have a local election in Oct)
"The prospect of more international flights to and from Canberra have strengthened with Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson naming the Canberra-Singapore route as being on the airline’s radar for the national carrier’s new planes."
"Ms Hudson said the XLRs would be able to enter markets Qantas hadn’t been able to commercially operate in such as Adelaide-Singapore and Canberra-Singapore as well as flights from Darwin and Perth, and “up into India (and) Malaysia”."
After seeing Singapore Airlines run Wellington-Canberra-Singapore for some years, but leaving during Covid, it would be good to see them back, as well as QR restarting their flights CBR/SYD-DOH and beyond. However, I don't think I would get that excited about a medium-haul flight in an A321XLR to Singapore, seeing the others were running wide-bodied aircraft (B777/A350).
But, who knows. If the price point is right (and it would have to be), there may be takers.
"The prospect of more international flights to and from Canberra have strengthened with Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson naming the Canberra-Singapore route as being on the airline’s radar for the national carrier’s new planes."
"Ms Hudson said the XLRs would be able to enter markets Qantas hadn’t been able to commercially operate in such as Adelaide-Singapore and Canberra-Singapore as well as flights from Darwin and Perth, and “up into India (and) Malaysia”."
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Qantas naming Canberra-Singapore route for new plane has Barr excited | Riotact
The prospect of more international flights to and from Canberra have strengthened with Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson naming the Canberra-Singapore…
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After seeing Singapore Airlines run Wellington-Canberra-Singapore for some years, but leaving during Covid, it would be good to see them back, as well as QR restarting their flights CBR/SYD-DOH and beyond. However, I don't think I would get that excited about a medium-haul flight in an A321XLR to Singapore, seeing the others were running wide-bodied aircraft (B777/A350).
But, who knows. If the price point is right (and it would have to be), there may be takers.