Qantas and Eva Airways end codeshare arrangement

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[TD="width: 85%"]Qantas and Eva Airways Update
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[TD="width: 15%, align: right"]21 September 2012[/TD]

Qantas and Eva Airways will cease their codeshare relationship, effective 1 March 2013. Qantas will continue to offer a range of fare products servicing the Australia/Taipei market via Hong Kong and Shanghai, connecting with Cathay Pacific and Dragon Air.

Source: Industry Sales News Index Page

Never knew CX and KA fly PVG-TPE.

 

[samh004]

Looks like to get in bed with EK they had to be completely exclusive… so long as that doesn't involve leaving OW there's no problem yet…

 

[richie9x]

Perhaps this is as a consequence of EVA joining Star Alliance next year.

 

[dajop]

Perhaps this is as a consequence of EVA joining Star Alliance next year.

Maybe, but QF codeshare with OZ & SA, both established star alliance members. I suspect it has nothing to do with EK, and a combination of the star alliance entry and QF wanting pax to fill their own services to HKG and then transfer (in the short term) on to CA/CX or (longer term) onto a QF code on Jetstar Hongkong rolleyes !

 

[yohy?!]

gotta be a prelude to JQ HK coming online - seems likely they will enter HKG-TPE market given it is not the mainland and is a high frequency destination from HK.

Hong Kong Airlines is currently trying to run a full service on this route at LCC prices but their reputation and brand are tarnished. CX will be livid if JQ HK start HKG-TPE and seriously undercut them as they get a lot of cream from it by tagging to international flights (did someone say CX Australian LCC? ).

 

[moa999]

CX might get cream on HKG-TPE, but they give out free cream on ex-TPE

 

[oz_mark]

Does anyone know the extent of the codeshare relationship? Did Qantas only had a codeshare on the Brisbane - Taipei route?

 

[markis10]

Does anyone know the extent of the codeshare relationship? Did Qantas only had a codeshare on the Brisbane - Taipei route?

Only Brisbane flights I believe.

gotta be a prelude to JQ HK coming online - seems likely they will enter HKG-TPE market given it is not the mainland and is a high frequency destination from HK.

Hong Kong Airlines is currently trying to run a full service on this route at LCC prices but their reputation and brand are tarnished. CX will be livid if JQ HK start HKG-TPE and seriously undercut them as they get a lot of cream from it by tagging to international flights (did someone say CX Australian LCC? ).

Why would it be a prelude to drop a direct TPE codeshare, they already have 3K from Singapore and Japan servicing TPE.

 

[yohy?!]

Why would it be a prelude to drop a direct TPE codeshare, they already have 3K from Singapore and Japan servicing TPE.

A few reasons - for one the timing fits with the JQ HK launch and the tenuous QF/CX relationship

Also JQ HK is going to need somewhere to fly where they can stimulate demand with low prices, do quick turnarounds and that is a preferred destination for HK leisure market.

TPE is all of these things - don't think HKers are going to want to to via SIN!

 

[markis10]

A few reasons - for one the timing fits with the JQ HK launch and the tenuous QF/CX relationship

Also JQ HK is going to need somewhere to fly where they can stimulate demand with low prices, do quick turnarounds and that is a preferred destination for HK leisure market.

TPE is all of these things - don't think HKers are going to want to to via SIN!

I dont think it has anything to do with JQ Hong Kong, and everything to do with Eva changing its services and dropping BNE at the same time.

 

[yohy?!]

I dont think it has anything to do with JQ Hong Kong, and everything to do with Eva changing its services and dropping BNE at the same time.

could've saved a lot of time if you'd mentioned they were dropping it before!