Qantas Fleet

[markis10]

OJS operating QF15 and OEH operating QF107. Neither of these aircraft are being retired, as they are refurbs,

there must be a charter or something resulting in the cancellation of QF12.

Maybe its the brethren again.

 

[serfty]

Nup - ML baseball!

See here from FT:

Originally Posted by N830MH
Head's up for SYD Spotter!!!

Arizona D-Backs plane is on the way to SYD now.

This flight is delayed to 10pm from 9:07pm.

VH-OEJ will arrive SYD at 6:22am.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHOEJ

Please follow the flight tracker.

Later at midnight from PHX. LA Dodgers plane is also fly to SYD tonight.

The other plane is VH-OEH will leave from PHX at 12:40am. It will arrive SYD before 9am.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHOEH

 

[maninblack]

Major league $$$ It's big business

 

[cove]

One of my sons has gone to Sydney for the Major League.

 

[Must...Fly!]

No kidding. Two chartered 747s...wonder what the bill for that is (not that they'd care)

 

[Mattg]

No kidding. Two chartered 747s...wonder what the bill for that is (not that they'd care)

I thought Qantas was a sponsor so it would probably be a very reduced rate - if anything.

 

[moa999]

$300m worth of annual salary on each plane.. I suspect they can afford the charter.

Plus the ticket prices for the games are right up there...
although games are reportedly well sold.


Although there is a cheap special for bleacher seats (well top of Brewongle anyway) for the Thu and Fri Team Australia games.
Use codes "mlbsydney" in the Ticketek promotion box - 4 tix for $99.

 

[Mr_Orange]

These 744 retirements are making me nervous. Mrs_O and I have a Y+ booking on QF51/52 in June ( br special) and I'm wondering what will happen if it is operated by 333!

Maybe you're tickets will be enhanced to be front row of whY!

Damn it!! Got an email from .br which prompted me to log into my QFF account. Have been moved from 51/52 to 5/6 with dom connections to SYD. Doing a dummy booking for the same dates for BNE/SIN direct shows it is now a 333.

Why fly direct, when you can connect .

Mrs_O not happy though as she is not a good flyer.

 

[amaroo]

Damn it!! Got an email from .br which prompted me to log into my QFF account. Have been moved from 51/52 to 5/6 with dom connections to SYD. Doing a dummy booking for the same dates for BNE/SIN direct shows it is now a 333.

Why fly direct, when you can connect .

Mrs_O not happy though as she is not a good flyer.

Me too. QF52 in Oct.....no way we're going to suck up accepting an inferior angle bed. I'll just wait and snap up a couple of award seats on another OW carrier!

 

[Mr_Orange]

Me too. QF52 in Oct.....no way we're going to suck up accepting an inferior angle bed. I'll just wait and snap up a couple of award seats on another OW carrier!

We are flying Y+, hence the change to fly via SYD.

I guess if we were booked in J then I might feel the same as you. Having said that, a droopy Mk2 is not that much different to a Mk1 IME.

 

[amaroo]

We are flying Y+, hence the change to fly via SYD.

I guess if we were booked in J then I might feel the same as you. Having said that, a droopy Mk2 is not that much different to a Mk1 IME.

Good point! Have booked 4 Int flights for this trip and this is the only one on QF - silly bugger!

BTW will you get more SC with the change thru Syd?

 

[Mr_Orange]

Good point! Have booked 4 Int flights for this trip and this is the only one on QF - silly bugger!

BTW will you get more SC with the change thru Syd?

Looks like I will. Booked into the 'B' fare bucket for the domestic connections, so that's an extra 40SCs, which means I will achieve WP this year for the first time ever, without needing any more work trips or an SC run to make up the difference.

 

[amaroo]

Looks like I will. Booked into the 'B' fare bucket for the domestic connections, so that's an extra 40SCs, which means I will achieve WP this year for the first time ever, without needing any more work trips or an SC run to make up the difference.

You appear to be very lucky!!!! http://www.australianfrequentflyer....i-have-been-downgraded-58690.html#post1009573

 

[Mr_Orange]

You appear to be very lucky!!!! http://www.australianfrequentflyer....i-have-been-downgraded-58690.html#post1009573

Yes, I just saw that thread. Breathes huge sigh of relief!

 

[amaroo]

I received this today. It's a week late however, at least they have made an attempt to inform (and sugarcoat) the downgrading to the cough seats.

EF alerts set and all things being equal - we'll be flying home BA F or CX J from HKG.


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We wish to advise you of an update to your Qantas Booking Reference xx_xx_ scheduled to be operated by a Qantas Boeing 747 aircraft to and from Brisbane and Singapore. This flight will now be operated by an Airbus A330 with a First Generation Skybed with a slight incline.

This change is a result of a detailed review of our network, which has involved re-assigning aircraft to better match customer demand, including flights operating between Brisbane and Singapore. You will still enjoy the full benefits of the Business cabin including personal space, service, food and wine and entertainment.

The A330 reconfiguration program is underway and by the end of this year the first of the refurbished aircraft will be introduced, which will feature fully flat beds and direct aisle access from every Business seat.

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[docjames]

Is the 744 still operating ex-SYD? I wonder if they'd let you re-route onto the 744?

 

[Mr_Orange]

Is the 744 still operating ex-SYD? I wonder if they'd let you re-route onto the 744?

Up to a point it is. I got rerouted from BNE-SIN to BNE-xSYD-SIN and vv in order to maintain my Y+ booking in June. It seems as though later in the year QF5/6 will also be operated by a 333.

 

[JohnPhelan]

Yes, in the route and fleet update announcement a few weeks ago, AJ said that all flights to SIN from both BNE and SYD would be moving to the A330 fleet by the latter part of this year.

The sooner the J seats are updated to the new version the better - though I'm one of those whose never seen much difference between Skybed I and Skybed II - I don't like either!

 

[Brettmcg]

Yes, in the route and fleet update announcement a few weeks ago, AJ said that all flights to SIN from both BNE and SYD would be moving to the A330 fleet by the latter part of this year.

The sooner the J seats are updated to the new version the better - though I'm one of those whose never seen much difference between Skybed I and Skybed II - I don't like either!

...but they aren't being updated to the new version. The A330s will be getting the brand new QF J product.

 

[JohnPhelan]

...but they aren't being updated to the new version. The A330s will be getting the brand new QF J product.

yeah, that's the "new version" I'm talking about - I certainly wouldn't call Skybed II "new" by any stretch of the imagination!!