Qantas boosts international capacity, wet lease Finnair aircraft

It appears the AY-operated SIN route has been pulled most days in March and replaced by a mix of A330s and A380s operating as QF81/82. There is still a weekly QF291 in the booking engine running on Thursday afternoons at 14.30 (presumably to get an aircraft to SIN for maintenance). I'm not sure if this was planned in advance, but the BKK flights are still running.

Goes back to normal in April so I wonder if the AY pilots' industrial action is having an impact on the wet lease operations here.
 
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Something seems to be going on with the AY flights. These are QF291:

19/4: J0 C0 D0 I0 U0 W0 R0 T0 Z0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0
20/4: J0 C0 D0 I0 U0 W0 R0 T0 Z0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0
21/4: J0 C0 D0 I0 U0 W0 R0 T0 Z0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0
22/4: J0 C0 D0 I0 U0 W0 R0 T0 Z0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0
23/4: J0 C0 D0 I0 U0 W0 R0 T0 Z0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0
24/4: J0 C0 D0 I0 U0 W0 R0 T0 Z0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0
25/4: No QF291 today (QF81 instead J9 C8 D6 I0 U0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L5 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0)
26/4: J0 C0 D0 I0 U0 W0 R0 T0 Z0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0
27/4: J0 C0 D0 I0 U0 W0 R0 T0 Z0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0
28/4: J0 C0 D0 I0 U0 W0 R0 T0 Z0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0
29/4: J0 C0 D0 I0 U0 W0 R0 T0 Z0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0
30/4: J0 C0 D0 I0 U0 W0 R0 T0 Z0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0

Thoughts anyone on all the zeroed flights?!
 
I’m flying on 19/4 and haven’t seen any changes come through at this stage. I do note a search of SYD-SIN flights for that date shows no options out of SYD, and no QF292 coming back the same night 🤔
 
Is it the same on 292 or the BKK flights?
Could be continuing issues with the AY pilot union contract negotiations.

SYD-SIN-SYD seems to be all 0s each way on the dates I quoted, except days the QF81/82 replaces QF291/292.

SYD-BKK-SYD are not all 0s, with 19/4 for example showing
QF295 J4 C0 D0 I0 U0 W1 R0 T0 Z0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0
QF296 J9 C9 D4 I0 U0 W9 R9 T0 Z0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V0 S9 N9 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0

Edit: I am booked SYD-SIN on QF291 in late April, and received a re-timing email (5mins) and new e-ticket in last 2 days, but flight zeroed in EF.

General searches for QF shows only options for SYD-SIN being via MEL on our April travel date.
 
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