Final flights for the B767

[BD1959]

Final flight is QF452 on 27/12.

A truly great aircraft, that in many ways is better than the aircraft that followed it.

Interesting comment, JB. Are you referring to the lineage at Boeing or QF....or possibly even both??

Regards,

BD

 

[dodgeyhack]

All my upcoming flights - 2 next weekend and 2 over Christmas have been subbed for 737s now =(
Looks like I'll be stuck in a middle seat and hoping for a shadow (wife in the aisle).

 

[ozbeachbabe]

All my upcoming flights - 2 next weekend and 2 over Christmas have been subbed for 737s now =(
Looks like I'll be stuck in a middle seat and hoping for a shadow (wife in the aisle).

I think there's more chance of a middle seat remaining free than a window except row 4 as people continue to move themselves out of perfectly decent aisle or window seats further back into the holy grail of 4B or 4E. I've been fortunate to get a shadow when selecting 6D & 6F for myself & SO who are both WP. Of course it will always depend on the load factor.

 

[Red Roo]

Of course pending the usual disclaimer of operational reasons, this is the plan for the final B767 flights:

· Brisbane-Perth: November 17, QF651
· Perth-Canberra: November 17, QF718
· Melbourne-Canberra-Melbourne: November 30, QF822 & QF821
· Brisbane-Adelaide-Brisbane: December 9, QF663 & QF656
· Brisbane-Melbourne: December 9, QF635
· Melbourne-Adelaide-Melbourne: December 17, QF683 & QF686
· Melbourne-Brisbane: December 25, QF636
· Brisbane-Darwin-Brisbane: December 26, QF824 & QF825
· Sydney-Brisbane-Sydney: December 27, QF508 & QF517
· Sydney-Melbourne-Sydney: December 27, QF447 & QF452

Hope to share this milestone with some of you, and the above timetable helps anyone who can't make the final scheduled flight on 27 December.

 

[slc767338]

Of course pending the usual disclaimer of operational reasons, this is the plan for the final B767

Sydney-Melbourne-Sydney: December 27, QF447 & QF490

Hope to share this milestone with some of you, and the above timetable helps anyone who can't make the final scheduled flight on 27 December.

Shouldn't that be QF452

 

[Red Roo]

Shouldn't that be QF452

Good pick up. I've since edited it.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Of course pending the usual disclaimer of operational reasons, this is the plan for the final B767 flights:

· Brisbane-Perth: November 17, QF651
· Perth-Canberra: November 17, QF718
· Melbourne-Canberra-Melbourne: November 30, QF822 & QF821
· Brisbane-Adelaide-Brisbane: December 9, QF663 & QF656
· Brisbane-Melbourne: December 9, QF635
· Melbourne-Adelaide-Melbourne: December 17, QF683 & QF686
· Melbourne-Brisbane: December 25, QF636
· Brisbane-Darwin-Brisbane: December 26, QF824 & QF825
· Sydney-Brisbane-Sydney: December 27, QF508 & QF517
· Sydney-Melbourne-Sydney: December 27, QF447 & QF452

Hope to share this milestone with some of you, and the above timetable helps anyone who can't make the final scheduled flight on 27 December.

So will we be seeing you on QF452 ? (There may be one or two of us booked on it )

 

[Flying Fox]

Of course pending the usual disclaimer of operational reasons, this is the plan for the final B767 flights:

· Brisbane-Perth: November 17, QF651
· Perth-Canberra: November 17, QF718
· Melbourne-Canberra-Melbourne: November 30, QF822 & QF821
· Brisbane-Adelaide-Brisbane: December 9, QF663 & QF656
· Brisbane-Melbourne: December 9, QF635
· Melbourne-Adelaide-Melbourne: December 17, QF683 & QF686
· Melbourne-Brisbane: December 25, QF636
· Brisbane-Darwin-Brisbane: December 26, QF824 & QF825
· Sydney-Brisbane-Sydney: December 27, QF508 & QF517
· Sydney-Melbourne-Sydney: December 27, QF447 & QF452

Hope to share this milestone with some of you, and the above timetable helps anyone who can't make the final scheduled flight on 27 December.

A bit off topic but I noticed that there are large gaps in the B767's flight schedule (eg NOV 17 -30; DEC 9 - 17 - 25).

What's happening to the aircraft during these gaps and isn't this really bad aircraft utilization?

Or am I missing something??

 

[Aussie_flyer]

A bit off topic but I noticed that there are large gaps in the B767's flight schedule (eg NOV 17 -30; DEC 9 - 17 - 25).

What's happening to the aircraft during these gaps and isn't this really bad aircraft utilization?

Or am I missing something??

Yes... those are the dates of final flights for those routes

 

[markis10]

Of course pending the usual disclaimer of operational reasons, this is the plan for the final B767 flights:

· Brisbane-Perth: November 17, QF651
· Perth-Canberra: November 17, QF718
· Melbourne-Canberra-Melbourne: November 30, QF822 & QF821
· Brisbane-Adelaide-Brisbane: December 9, QF663 & QF656
· Brisbane-Melbourne: December 9, QF635
· Melbourne-Adelaide-Melbourne: December 17, QF683 & QF686
· Melbourne-Brisbane: December 25, QF636
· Brisbane-Darwin-Brisbane: December 26, QF824 & QF825
· Sydney-Brisbane-Sydney: December 27, QF508 & QF517
· Sydney-Melbourne-Sydney: December 27, QF447 & QF452

Hope to share this milestone with some of you, and the above timetable helps anyone who can't make the final scheduled flight on 27 December.

Some of the Brisbane cabin crew were a permanent fixture on QF824/5 operating the 767, if Marnee and her crew are still doing it I fear they may need counselling when it goes :shock:.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Just had a look at the seat map for QF452 on MMB and it's showing 8 unoccupied seats in the J cabin. 6 in the centre pairs and a couple of aisle seats on either side. Y cabin is 2/3rds occupied with no windows and the majority of vacant seats are in the middle block.
Wonder if some of the J seats are earmarked for QF staff?

 

[jb747]

Just had a look at the seat map for QF452 on MMB and it's showing 8 unoccupied seats in the J cabin. 6 in the centre pairs and a couple of aisle seats on either side. Y cabin is 2/3rds occupied with no windows and the majority of vacant seats are in the middle block.
Wonder if some of the J seats are earmarked for QF staff?

I doubt it. I think if staff want to fly on that flight, they'll be buying a real ticket, just like everyone else. I know that I would.

 

[basso]

Just had a look at the seat map for QF452 on MMB and it's showing 8 unoccupied seats in the J cabin. 6 in the centre pairs and a couple of aisle seats on either side. Y cabin is 2/3rds occupied with no windows and the majority of vacant seats are in the middle block.
Wonder if some of the J seats are earmarked for QF staff?

I imagine that some people are just booking it as a normal flight, and haven't concerned themselves with choosing seats or anything

 

[Princess Fiona]

I doubt it. I think if staff want to fly on that flight, they'll be buying a real ticket, just like everyone else. I know that I would.

Didn't quite word it correctly, I should have said Media/PR for QF.

 

[OATEK]

Didn't quite word it correctly, I should have said Media/PR for QF.

EF shows the flight availability as: J3 C0 D0 I0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 G0

 

[Princess Fiona]

EF shows the flight availability as: J3 C0 D0 I0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 G0

So that means a lot of those vacant seats are sold ?

 

[serfty]

So that means a lot of those vacant seats are sold ?

... or at least allocated.

FWIW (I posted on another thread) Yesterday evening the availability was J2 ... Y1 ... - maybe someone downgraded.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Of course pending the usual disclaimer of operational reasons, this is the plan for the final B767 flights:

· Brisbane-Perth: November 17, QF651
· Perth-Canberra: November 17, QF718
· Melbourne-Canberra-Melbourne: November 30, QF822 & QF821
· Brisbane-Adelaide-Brisbane: December 9, QF663 & QF656
· Brisbane-Melbourne: December 9, QF635
· Melbourne-Adelaide-Melbourne: December 17, QF683 & QF686
· Melbourne-Brisbane: December 25, QF636
· Brisbane-Darwin-Brisbane: December 26, QF824 & QF825
· Sydney-Brisbane-Sydney: December 27, QF508 & QF517
· Sydney-Melbourne-Sydney: December 27, QF447 & QF452

Hope to share this milestone with some of you, and the above timetable helps anyone who can't make the final scheduled flight on 27 December.

Thanks for the list, and to think I missed QF651 by 1 week. Nov 10 it became a 737-800, and I notice I am on QF513 at 8:25am on the 27 Dec not at 9:25am, I wonder if I can ring up and ask if I can be moved to QF517.

I am on QF751 to Adelaide at 12:30PM on the 27 Dec.

Anyone know Sydneys minimum connection time.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

I think for wholly dom flights, one hour to three quarters of an hour MCT in SYDd is enough, assuming your arrival plane is on time, and you don't plan to use the QP (or if you do, go upstairs, get QP card scanned, 1 drink, quick snack, then down escalators to get your flight out). And you have done OLCI, and that either you have your QCC or a paper BP.
Have done 2 hours MCT from SYDi from CHC EK (17:55 plane landing), rush through Immi & Customs, (touch wood I wasn't questoned), to get to SYDd in preparation for an 20:10 flight out to ADL. I have an hour and a half MCT in MEL coming up in a few months, all dom.
Am sitting on PS, and am aiming for SG, for 2 years, then back to PS, then NB with QP.
Edit: Assuming your BNE to SYD timings is the 10:50 (am) arr, then to 12.50 (am) is 2 hours, great timings that one. 517, can be done, but touch wood that the 517 comes in on the dot at 12:00.

 

[Lowjhg]

Thanks for the list, and to think I missed QF651 by 1 week. Nov 10 it became a 737-800, and I notice I am on QF513 at 8:25am on the 27 Dec not at 9:25am, I wonder if I can ring up and ask if I can be moved to QF517.

I am on QF751 to Adelaide at 12:30PM on the 27 Dec.

Anyone know Sydneys minimum connection time.

Don't you have EF? Anyways its 30 mins Domestic to Domestic

... or at least allocated.

FWIW (I posted on another thread) Yesterday evening the availability was J2 ... Y1 ... - maybe someone downgraded.

Today its gone down to J2 C0 Y0