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I just hurriedly checked husband's. I was being a tad blonde. We live in SydneyYes, the MEL-PER and PER-MEL legs of QF9/10 end in July next
I just hurriedly checked husband's. I was being a tad blonde. We live in SydneyYes, the MEL-PER and PER-MEL legs of QF9/10 end in July next
OK, I see now from doing actual availability searches it doesn't show up, but timetable views still show it (annoying).No it isn't.
The last MEL-PER-MEL QF9/10 is scheduled for mid July. After that, the service is cancelled.
The final MEL-PER-LHR QF9 will be on Saturday 13 July 2024.
From July 14 2024, passengers heading from Melbourne to London will need to board a conventional domestic flight to connect with QF9 at Perth.
Confirming the change to Executive Traveller, Qantas noted that the same mid-July period also sees Melbourne-Los Angeles upgraded from a Boeing 787 to an Airbus A380 most days of the week (at the time of writing, the schedule shows an A380 on the route every day but Tuesday).
In other words, it’s all part of Qantas having to move jets around like pieces on a board – or perhaps more accurately, pieces in a jigsaw puzzle.
However, the seasonal Sydney-Perth-Rome service will retain a Boeing 787 all the way to the Eternal City, with Sydney-Perth-Paris also offering a 787 from the harbour to the Seine.
It’s the rub of the greenI seem to be observing there are a lot lot more outbound classic rewards than in bound. Have been monitoring since the release. Still a sh*tload of SYD-LAX but struggling to find anything on the return in W/J class for Jul-Sep. I'm not sure whether Qantas did this on purpose or if they've simply already been snapped up by tourists inbound to aus. Either way is quite annoying as I have outbound flights but can't find any decent inbounds in J from NA.
YesLooking back now on this "50% off Points Plus Pay in premium cabins" promo, in light of this week's launch of Classic Plus, does it look to anyone else like Qantas may have been testing the waters here?
At 50% off, Points Plus Pay rewards are worth around 1.2 cents per point. Classic Plus in premium cabins now gets you 1.5 cents per point.
Matt's original post refers to 6,000 seats released but do we know what was the total capacity available for this promo? What I'm after is the success rate of it, how much of the available capacity was hoovered up this way?Yes
It was mentioned in despatches as in the half yearly results report
Apparently 15,000 seats were bought this way
Points plus pay applies to any ticMatt's original post refers to 6,000 seats released but do we know what was the total capacity available for this promo? What I'm after is the success rate of it, how much of the available capacity was hoovered up this way?
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How many here jumped from their bed directly to their laptop without checking the date of this thread, or the last message posted?
A bit of column A and a bit of column B....Are these releases of seats anounced, or is it just luck if you spot them?
A bit of column A and a bit of column B....
Ie sometimes QF announce a release, and sometimes not.
Will be interesting to see the landscape on 1 July to see whether bulk releases are ever done again. I suspect not.Can mods change the title of this thread to include the date ….