Qantas has better planes for SYD than MEL for same destinations?

[Himeno]

Even if QF could put a A330 on MEL-DPS, they would be severely restricted on the load due QF group being at their cap for passenger numbers entering DPS or even Indonesia in general. I'm not too sure of the specifics.

The air service agreement with Indonesia is seat based. Australian carriers have reached the current limit of weekly seats allowed by the agreement between Indonesia and the major Australian ports.

There are 180 seats remaining in the beyond/via clause (same rule that QR uses for their DOH-MEL-ADL flight), and of course, the unlimited availability of rights for seats/flights from the "regional" Australian ports (such as CBR, ADL, DRW, CNS, etc)

 

[Flyerwin]

The title is misleading MEL-DPS is not the same route as SYD-DPS. Jetstar have 4 x dailly A321neo on MEL-DPS these days supplementing the single Qantas 737. There is little premium demand on this route it's all leisure

Oops yes - the mods have edited the title to say "same destination" instead of "same route".

Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 4:49 PM

@Flyerwin If you are going to connect via SYD and looking for a premium offering, have you considered forgetting QF and just go SQ MEL-SIN (A350) SIN-DPS (B787).

I booked it for DSC purposes, but actually I will have more than enough SC actually so could have done that I guess. I think I'll stick with it.

 

[jase05]

Spare a thought for QF international passengers originating in ADL- they don't even get a plane

We have the airlines that matter
Always nice to have more options but the current lot look after us pretty well.
Would be nice to have decent option to our closest neighbours though

 

[Aussie_flyer]

I was surprisingly happy on the A321neo with JQ on a recent MEL-DPS-MEL, I prefer it to the QF 737 Y class frankly.

 

[Gold Member]

I believe outside of a few very specific markets (mel - kul for example), this isn't just limited to QF but industry wide. Sydney gets more or bigger or newer planes (or all of the above) from almost all the carriers.

I know... It was very much tounge in cheek. I don't think anyone is confusing Supply and Demand and the commercial realities of larger populations and different routes affording wide bodies for some but not for others.