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QF33 has just landed in Paris. Finally, after the pandemic and years of disputes between QF and PER airport and the French Government, this is now a reality. Also, after 11 years, 2 months and 29 days, Qantas has finally resumed regular services to continental Europe.
Remember all that doom and gloom in 2013-14 when people said that there is no chance of regular QF flights to Europe again? I think the Asian/ME carriers have passed their peak on the Aus-Europe corridor and the tide is turning in Qantas' favour again.
I look forward to FRA returning in the not so distant future as well.
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But not direct AFAIK?What am I missing here - Qantas has been flying to Rome since 2022?
What am I missing here - Qantas has been flying to Rome since 2022?
Some photos here (not mine):Has anyone actually tried the Salon Paul Maxence Lounge at CDG previously?
Direct. PER-FCO non-stop operates multiple times a week, but only for a few months of the year.But not direct AFAIK?
Has anyone got experience flying into PER from LHR/CDG/FCO and then connecting to an onward domestic flight? Do I have to go all the way out to the curbside to check in and bag drop, or do they have a transit desk airside? Thanks
Thanks for that. That's what I thought would be the case, but was hoping they'd have a transfer desk after customs to drop bags off rather than using the main check in desks. CheersAfter customs and immigration you will be where the "entry" bit on right that I've highlighted. Check-in terminals are right there. If they're closed you walk indoor maybe 100m to the T4 check-in section. No need to exit a building. You can't do anything airside as you need to clear customers and immigration in PER.
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I did the LHR-PER-MEL flight a few years ago (when it was still the 787 PER-MEL) and found it tedious having to collect and re-check bags in PER.
In the other direction I found the pre 5am landing into LHR to be tedious. At least the CDG flights seem slightly better timed for a 7am local arrival.
These days I'm usually on EK metal when buying QF between Australia and Europe!
QF add the no stops premium to the price - 20% plus extra
I can’t justify that price point In my spending plan so will unlikely fly QF internationally UNLESS they cut down their over-pricing
I don't understand it.
Landing a plane and taking off again surely costs significantly more than a direct flight, even if considering the extra crew costs.