Reading the announcement on
airlineroute.net, I welcome the thought, but also note that the re-instatement is PROPOSED. I would be somewhat happier if the route was ANNOUNCED. But I have a pedantic streak at times.:shock: My thanks for noticing that I did (and do) comment (perhaps too much?) on PER (lack of) flights.
The timings mimic a much earlier time schedule and will allow travel from SIN with OUT impacting a business day seriously with the 1825 departure. I can appreciate that the QF economy fare exPER may align with ScootBiz, but it is unlikely I would consider that option. And any ticketing I do on the route will likely be done exSIN. Note that while creating major time considerations while I was crediting mostly to AA, BA flights and codeshares via SYD were not all that much more expensive than the flexible fares I would have required from QF to adequately credit to AA. And of course, offered much more mileage credit (and PEY along with upgrade potential on BA). It will be interesting to see if connections from other SE Asian points will be cheaper on CX (via HKG) or on QF (via SIN).
The other issue is that (spending my own money) I plan trips seriously far in advance. So while QF may think that four months notice will change my flight choices, I regret to say that it just isn't so. And I keep hoping for UL to announce CMB-PER-MEL.
I have noted that UL does code share with MH, but amazingly that PER-KUL-CMB fares are substantially higher than the reverse exCMB.:shock:
So yes, perhaps QF is beginning to understand that concept of a flight network and how seemingly unimportant segments can undermine the entire body if not maintained. Pity that the second NRT connection was announced as BNE.
Happy wandering
Fred
