Qantas announces one off Anzac service

[markis10]

Qantas today announced it will offer a special return flight to Istanbul’s Sabiha Göeçken international airport to cater for Australians wanting to attend Centenary of ANZAC commemoration services or visit the region in April.*


Qantas flight QF100 will fly from Sydney to Sabiha Göeçken via Perth on 21 April 2015, and will return on 28 April 2015. The same ‘100’ flight number will be used on the return sector.


Passengers can join the flight from either Sydney or Perth. The service will be operated by a reconfigured Boeing 747 aircraft which seats 364 passengers across.








Flight Route Date Depart Arrive






QF100 Sydney - Perth
21 April 2015
2130
0030 (22APR15)








QF100 Perth - Sabiha Göeçken
22 April 2015
0230
1230








Flight Route Date Depart Arrive






QF100 Sabiha Göeçken - Perth
28 April 2015
1400
0920 (29APR15)








QF100 Perth - Sydney
29 April 2015
1100
1715

http://www.qantas.com.au/agents/dyn/qf/info/201501/0104

 

[clazman]

QF should have got into the spirit of the occasion with QF1915 or similar.

Edit . Oops brain in neutral, first day back at work

 

[ewangiles]

First post!

I'm assuming that the QF100 refers to 100 years of landing at Gallipoli.

 

[fjc]

It's very tempting to book this flight. Not that I have any intention of attending the Gallipoli commemorations, but I have friends in Istanbul whom I've not seen for many years. When I've looked before, it's been SYD-LHR, then back to IST. Since the Emirates link-up, there is a service x Dubai to IST then IST-LHR via BA.

 

[amaroo]

Bugger! Leaving it a little late in proceedings to book now - we booked our flights 8 months ago.

We're just going to have to suck it up and try and enjoy those FASA on QF1/2 See you in Istanbul...

 

[RooFlyer]

Would have jumped at the opportunity to go to IST with QF (un-related to Gallipoli), but unfortunately am in the middle of the Ecuadorian rain forest on departure dates :-|

 

[opusman]

I wonder what the plane will be doing for the 6 days until the return. Surely not just sitting on the ground at SAW?

 

[markis10]

I wonder what the plane will be doing for the 6 days until the return. Surely not just sitting on the ground at SAW?

Probably, crew rest etc.

 

[Himeno]

This was added to the GDS just before xmas. I thought it had already been posted here.
QANTAS Plans One-off Istanbul Charter Service in late-April 2015 | Airline Route

Maybe it's doing a charter in Europe during the time between?
Have we worked out what the 747 is doing for 1.5 days in YVR between QF75 and QF76?

 

[RooFlyer]

<snip>
Have we worked out what the 747 is doing for 1.5 days in YVR between QF75 and QF76?

Shall be on 75 shortly and will ask.

 

[yohy?!]

Nice routing I'll bet JB is highly amused at his proposed long haul approach to Europe being put into action for this one off

 

[medhead]

International departure from SYD? Or PER? Ie F lounge, yes or no?

 

[serfty]

International departure from SYD? Or PER? Ie F lounge, yes or no?

I would suggest international for both ...

 

[Isochronous]

Great initiative. Another reminder that QF should keep the 744s around.

 

[zainman]

Could the plane not have completed the journey non-stop SYD-SAW?

 

[docjames]

Could the plane not have completed the journey non-stop SYD-SAW?

I'd hazard a yes (it has done LHR-SYD), but not with a viable payload.

 

[opusman]

Could the plane not have completed the journey non-stop SYD-SAW?

It couldn't manage DFW-SYD easily and this is nearly 700 miles further, so presumably not.

 

[Himeno]

Could the plane not have completed the journey non-stop SYD-SAW?

It couldn't manage DFW-SYD easily and this is nearly 700 miles further, so presumably not.

SYD-SAW 9267 mi
SYD-DFW 8578 mi
PER-SAW 7454 mi
LHR-SYD 10573 mi

 

[Danger]

I reckon Qantas will have some nice souvenirs on that flight.

 

[Buzzard]

Qantas today announced it will offer a special return flight to Istanbul’s Sabiha Göeçken international airport to cater for Australians wanting to attend Centenary of ANZAC commemoration services or visit the region in April.*


Qantas flight QF100 will fly from Sydney to Sabiha Göeçken via Perth on 21 April 2015, and will return on 28 April 2015. The same ‘100’ flight number will be used on the return sector.


Passengers can join the flight from either Sydney or Perth. The service will be operated by a reconfigured Boeing 747 aircraft which seats 364 passengers across.


Flight Route Date Depart Arrive

QF100 Sydney - Perth
21 April 2015
2130
0030 (22APR15)

QF100 Perth - Sabiha Göeçken
22 April 2015
0230
1230

Flight Route Date Depart Arrive

QF100 Sabiha Göeçken - Perth
28 April 2015
1400
0920 (29APR15)

QF100 Perth - Sydney
29 April 2015
1100
1715

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WOW! thats some reconfig. Gives wide body a whole new meaning .