Qantas' Impending Change to Tokyo Flight Schedule

[justinbrett]

If QF didn’t get the slots they needed for NS they can ask ISAC to delay the new capacity until NW.

They haven’t zeroed out any flights so I don’t think any change is imminent- and any changes that occur would be minor such as moving a NRT service to HND or vice versa. I can’t see them combing the two SYD flights into one.

I suspect the SYD flights have too many forward bookings so might be alternative solution such as only moving MEL to HND and leaving BNE at NRT until the next timetable period.

 

[elanshin]

If QF didn’t get the slots they needed for NS they can ask ISAC to delay the new capacity until NW.

They haven’t zeroed out any flights so I don’t think any change is imminent- and any changes that occur would be minor such as moving a NRT service to HND or vice versa. I can’t see them combing the two SYD flights into one.

I suspect the SYD flights have too many forward bookings so might be alternative solution such as only moving MEL to HND and leaving BNE at NRT until the next timetable period.

do they really have that much forward booking?

That was the cheapest QF has had for flights to JP since covid this week in the sale and it include big portions of 2025.

 

[Captain Halliday]

The longer qantas leaves it, the more out of pocket and inconvienced their patrons will be

Hmmm, sound familiar.

But surely they wouldn’t be seeking tickets on flights they have no intention of operating?

 

[SeaWolf]

But surely they wouldn’t be seeking tickets on flights they have no intention of operating?

Of course not! They're selling a bundle of rights on flights they have no intention of operating.

 

[justinbrett]

Of course not! They're selling a bundle of rights on flights they have no intention of operating.

You jest but that’s exactly the reason why I don’t think a change is likely in the near future.

No way they would be selling flights with no intention of operating them after just settling with ACCC over that same issue.

do they really have that much forward booking?

That was the cheapest QF has had for flights to JP since covid this week in the sale and it include big portions of 2025.

And why would they be filling seats they only have to reaccomodate in the coming weeks?

 

[GDale]

You jest but that’s exactly the reason why I don’t think a change is likely in the near future.

No way they would be selling flights with no intention of operating them after just settling with ACCC over that same issue.



And why would they be filling seats they only have to reaccomodate in the coming weeks?

Conversely, maybe that's why they're not zeroing out flights - they could be worried that zeroing out flights for new customers but not addressing customers on existing bookings at the exact same time (or shortly afterwards) may result in opening up yet another front with the ACCC? Might open up the same argument of "you knew the flights will be cancelled, yet you didn't do anything to make it right immediately, and now I've incurred unnecessary additional expense", just in a different way.

This is what I'm hoping for anyway, in preference over the thought that they won't be changing anything - got the super early morning flight booked to MEL via SYD and would love to have that changed to a red eye! Though it'll get to a point where I'd prefer certainty than the possibility of potential convenience