Jetstarisation of CNS Routes

[markis10]

Airline Route are reporting that JQ are now doing all CNS - SYD services:

Cairns – Sydney eff 23AUG12 Increases from 17 weekly to 31 weekly (Including JetStar long-haul service. JQ is to take-over all QANTAS operation on this route)
JQ953 CNS0645 – 0935SYD 320 D
JQ016 CNS0720 – 1015SYD 332 136
JQ955 CNS1025 – 1315SYD 321 D
JQ957 CNS1455 – 1745SYD 320 D
JQ959 CNS1910 – 2200SYD 320 D
JQ952 SYD0600 – 0910CNS 321 D
JQ015 SYD0700 – 1000CNS 332 47
JQ015 SYD0800 – 1100CNS 332 1
JQ938 SYD1010 – 1320CNS 320 D
JQ954 SYD1115 – 1425CNS 320 136
JQ956 SYD1530 – 1840CNS 320 D
JQ958 SYD1935 – 2245CNS 320 x136

JetStar Boosts Cairns Operation from Sep 2012 | Airline Route

 

[Oneworldplus2]

Does Virgin have a Lounge in CNS?

Just had a look. Doesn't look like it. Is there anything in the pipeline?

Virgin Australia lounges
[TABLE="width: 100%"]
[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TH="width: 22%, bgcolor: #F0F2F2, align: left"]Lounge[/TH]
[TH="width: 28%, bgcolor: #F0F2F2, align: left"]Location[/TH]
[TH="width: 25%, bgcolor: #F0F2F2, align: left"]Telephone Number[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="width: 22%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia lounge Adelaide[/TD]
[TD="width: 28%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia Terminal
Adelaide Domestic Airport
Departures Level, opposite Gate 18[/TD]
[TD="width: 25%, bgcolor: transparent"]+61 8 8238 7556
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="width: 22%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia lounge Brisbane[/TD]
[TD="width: 28%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia Terminal
Brisbane Domestic Airport
Opposite Gate 41[/TD]
[TD="width: 25%, bgcolor: transparent"]+61 7 3114 7121
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="width: 22%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia lounge Canberra[/TD]
[TD="width: 28%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia Terminal
Canberra Domestic Airport
Level 1, Common-User Terminal
Terminal Circuit[/TD]
[TD="width: 25%, bgcolor: transparent"]+61 2 6249 8079
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="width: 22%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia lounge Gold Coast[/TD]
[TD="width: 28%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia Terminal
Gold Coast Domestic Airport
Southern end of the terminal adjacent to gates 1 and 2[/TD]
[TD="width: 25%, bgcolor: transparent"]TBA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="width: 22%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia lounge Mackay[/TD]
[TD="width: 28%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia Terminal
Mackay Domestic Airport
Through security on the ground floor[/TD]
[TD="width: 25%, bgcolor: transparent"]+61 7 4953 3765
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="width: 22%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia lounge Melbourne[/TD]
[TD="width: 28%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia Terminal
Melbourne Domestic Terminal 3
Down check-in escalators, turn left before security
[/TD]
[TD="width: 25%, bgcolor: transparent"]+61 3 9339 1753
or +61 3 9339 1754[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="width: 22%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia lounge Perth[/TD]
[TD="width: 28%, bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia Terminal
Perth Domestic Airport
Immediately through security on the ground floor
[/TD]
[TD="width: 25%, bgcolor: transparent"]+61 8 947 57921
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: transparent"]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia lounge Sydney[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Virgin Australia Terminal
Sydney Domestic Airport
Through security, immediately to your right or via escalator from the food court on the concourse level. Select guests can also access Sydney Lounge Premium Entry and Premium Valet, with direct kerbside lounge access at the western end of Terminal 2 on Departures Road.
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]+61 2 9352 7667
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[Must...Fly!]

Wow. Didn't expect that.

I guess this means that phase 1 of the golden triangle war will soon begin.

 

[docjames]

No QF services? Unbelieveable. :evil:

 

[Oneworldplus2]

No QF services? Unbelieveable. :evil:

+1
I've never even been to Cairns, but it's like OOL all over again.

 

[markis10]

I suspect its an error, but who knows!

 

[Qld4101]

I would hope its an error but given that the removed the one work flight I used to use to Sydney I suspect that they are not really interested anymore. It's certainly done Virgin a huge favour as I have now moved most of my flights to them from all ports. Has a flight booked in November from ADL back to CNS and just had a call last week, its now also Cx'd so if you don't want to leave ADL at 0930 its no longer possible to get back to CNS in the same day! The QF person on the phone was also typical of their current standard and was quite rude and abrupt when asking what I wanted to do..........

 

[kevrosmith]

I suspect its an error, but who knows!

Perhaps they are confusing where JQ has a code share on QF flights... Gee I hope so!!

 

[Limewood]

Was looking for a Qantas flight today CNS/SYD Dec., flights available other than JQ.

 

[lovestotravel]

Airline Route are reporting that JQ are now doing all CNS - SYD services:

Cairns – Sydney eff 23AUG12 Increases from 17 weekly to 31 weekly (Including JetStar long-haul service. JQ is to take-over all QANTAS operation on this route)
JQ953 CNS0645 – 0935SYD 320 D
JQ016 CNS0720 – 1015SYD 332 136
JQ955 CNS1025 – 1315SYD 321 D
JQ957 CNS1455 – 1745SYD 320 D
JQ959 CNS1910 – 2200SYD 320 D
JQ952 SYD0600 – 0910CNS 321 D
JQ015 SYD0700 – 1000CNS 332 47
JQ015 SYD0800 – 1100CNS 332 1
JQ938 SYD1010 – 1320CNS 320 D
JQ954 SYD1115 – 1425CNS 320 136
JQ956 SYD1530 – 1840CNS 320 D
JQ958 SYD1935 – 2245CNS 320 x136

JetStar Boosts Cairns Operation from Sep 2012 | Airline Route

I have to believe this as they have the aircraft type listed, and well everything listed correctly

 

[haydensydney]

Thats really odd - a major Australian city without a direct Sydney QF service.

Yay for Virgin

 

[markis10]

Thats really odd - a major Australian city without a direct Sydney QF service.

Yay for Virgin

Townsville is bigger and has not had one for quite some time, and lets not mention OOL.

 

[dfcatch]

I have to suspect it's an error...... Unless the cat is out of the bag..??..??

Red Roo - care to confirm or deny???

 

[Must...Fly!]

This is what JQ press release said

In addition to capacity increases, Jetstar will replace Qantas services on the Cairns-Sydney route from 23 August.

• Cairns – Sydney 7 services per week 23 August up to 28 per week (replacing Qantas services)

Major boost to Jetstar

 

[Oneworldplus2]

Someone on AFF recently said that they were talking to a QF FA and how they (QF FA's) would be wearing Orange Star uniforms in a few years, does bear some fruit...

 

[docjames]

Qf flights still bookable on qantas.com

 

[lovestotravel]

This is what JQ press release said


Major boost to Jetstar

Hmmm - Yes you are right

"Jetstar will replace Qantas services on the Cairns-Sydney route from 23 August."

115 posts for one of us to actually read the full PR :shock:

Fail to all of us here!



So as has been asked above, when is the VA CNS lounge being planned to open ?

 

[Qld4101]

Are they actually referring to the services that have already been announced ie the replacement of the morning and evening flights - QF are still selling some seats after AUG 23 but not the ones that were already announced - or is this just wishful thinking that we will still have 2 carried to chose form if necessary......

 

[Must...Fly!]

See, that's what I thought when I looked it over again, but thought about it for a second

JQ already operate 3 x daily if I am not mistaken (21 x weekly). Taking over one QF rotation means an extra 7 services up to 28 per week.

 

[turtlemichael]

See, that's what I thought when I looked it over again, but thought about it for a second

JQ already operate 3 x daily if I am not mistaken (21 x weekly). Taking over one QF rotation means an extra 7 services up to 28 per week.

That press release last month, I believe, relates to existing services as you say. So I don't think there is any change there. Whether it has now changed further as per the Airline Route note above remains a moot question.