Domestically, what would it take to get you again travelling by air?

[Melburnian1]

COVID_19 is set to mean far fewer international flights. Travel bans by other nations, or quarantine requirements, can make it impossible or impractical.

Domestically, there are warnings about the need to 'self isolate', or 'keep a safe distance from others' and so on.

If you have been forced to, or have voluntarily, abandoned air travel for the time being domestically within Australia, what would it take for you to travel again?

The OK from your boss (or Griselda)?

Business conditions improving?

Assurances from airlines that the strictest hygiene and cleaning methods were in place for all aircraft?

Hand sanitiser/wipes available at each group of seats?

An assurance that in classes such as whY, there'd be a 'shadow' in the middle of a group of three seats, and (widebodies) two in every four 'middle seats?'

Statements from the Chief Medical Officer that a vaccine was ready to come on the market, or that there were virtually no further instances of persons contracting "it?"

The OK from your company or government entity's travel risk consultants?

Verbal approval from your colleagues that you're not putting your and others' health at risk by travelling interstate or intrastate by air?

Double SC from Qantas and/or Virgin Australia?

2x bonus QFF/Velocity FF points?

Certainty in timetables such that you know you won't be stranded?

Very cheap air fares?

 

[jase05]

Have a heap of domestic leisure travel booked still and have 4 flights this week for work so not concerned at all

 

[Pushka]

If clients were happy to engage our business?

 

[GoldCanyon340]

It's rare for me to have purely domestic itineraries. But I would travel within the country over these worrying times to help support the local economy with no extra incentives really. Shadows due to light loads will be the norm for a while one would think.

 

[Melburnian1]

.. Shadows due to light loads will be the norm for a while one would think.

You'd think so but if airlines "manage capacity" and say on a route VA only runs once a day instead of four times, and demand has dropped by 70 per cent, then that plane may be quite full.

 

[GoldCanyon340]

You'd think so but if airlines "manage capacity" and say on a route VA only runs once a day instead of four times, and demand has dropped by 70 per cent, then that plane may be quite full.

This is true, the load would also would depend on the fare. Obviously that's a no brainer but it will interesting to see what happens with pricing once reduced schedules are in place and of course if VA survives. I worked at QF during 9/11 and the Ansett collapse (part 1 and 2). Domestic yield was a basket case.

 

[OATEK]

Was thinking of a trip to TAS for my 70th - but things will need to be in much better shape than current expectations. Our Glad was saying its going to be a rough 6 months!

 

[OrangeRoughie]

I am currently scheduled to fly ADL-OOL in mid April (via Syd now due to capacity reduction) with wife and 2 young kids, staying in Byron hinterland. At this stage we have no intentions to cancel that trip, should the health advice change for the worse from this current point in time we would take that into our decision making.
To book any additional travel than what I currently have in the near term I would only need some confidence that I/we would not be caught up in any sort of domestic lockdown.

 

[drron]

Well after the cancellations our next trip is not until August to what some people call PERfect PERth.
Still going.

 

[wannabeinvestmentbanker]

Nothing additional required for me. I'm happy to travel domestically but will refrain for the next 1.5 weeks. Domestic travel seems to be low risk. I've had all work travel cancelled for the month of March incluidng domestic.

What I do need though is some more clarity around schedules.

 

[Hvr]

If all domestic flights from MEL and SYD departed from the international terminal, and the F lounge remained open for WPs then I'm in.

 

[Melburnian1]

...What I do need though is some more clarity around schedules.

QF commented that this should occur by Friday 20 March.

As VA only made its announcement today (18), one might expect mid to late next week.

Must be very complex. Think of all the contractors (including catering) plus staff involved, and add in 'how many aircraft do we have remaining.' I assume much is computerised but there must be a plethora of texts and emails and occasional (1.5 metres apart) individuals in meetings.

 

[nerdag]

staying in Byron hinterland. At this stage we have no intentions to cancel that trip, should the health advice change for the worse from this current point in time we would take that into our decision making.

You'll need to remember that Byron is anti-vaxxer central. Some of the things I am hearing from local GPs about local beliefs about viruses is more than simply alternative, it's scary.

You'll be OK if there is no local outbreak, but if there is, it will spread fast because some people will encourage it. I'd reconsider on that basis alone.

n

 

[maureeng]

COVID_19 is set to mean far fewer international flights. Travel bans by other nations, or quarantine requirements, can make it impossible or impractical.

Domestically, there are warnings about the need to 'self isolate', or 'keep a safe distance from others' and so on.

If you have been forced to, or have voluntarily, abandoned air travel for the time being domestically within Australia, what would it take for you to travel again?

The OK from your boss (or Griselda)?

Business conditions improving?

Assurances from airlines that the strictest hygiene and cleaning methods were in place for all aircraft?

Hand sanitiser/wipes available at each group of seats?

An assurance that in classes such as whY, there'd be a 'shadow' in the middle of a group of three seats, and (widebodies) two in every four 'middle seats?'

Statements from the Chief Medical Officer that a vaccine was ready to come on the market, or that there were virtually no further instances of persons contracting "it?"

The OK from your company or government entity's travel risk consultants?

Verbal approval from your colleagues that you're not putting your and others' health at risk by travelling interstate or intrastate by air?

Double SC from Qantas and/or Virgin Australia?

2x bonus QFF/Velocity FF points?

Certainty in timetables such that you know you won't be stranded?

Very cheap air fares?

Being able to contact Virgin so I can change my international booking to a domestic flight. Can’t do it online and can’t contact them unless your flight is in the next 24 hours .