Qantas' Impending Change to Tokyo Flight Schedule

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[markis10]

With the issues with A330 engine availability and now the Finnair wet leases, I am not surprised at the lack of any announcement with the benefit of hindsight. The changes are looking like a thought bubble.

 

[elanshin]

With the issues with A330 engine availability and now the Finnair wet leases, I am not surprised at the lack of any announcement with the benefit of hindsight. The changes are looking like a thought bubble.

But there's only so much they can hold out for and apply for extensions. Completely possible Australia loses the slots to other countries the next time Japan looks at the slots again (although who knows with the current world trajectory).

 

[justinbrett]

With the issues with A330 engine availability and now the Finnair wet leases, I am not surprised at the lack of any announcement with the benefit of hindsight. The changes are looking like a thought bubble.

They're still flying 3x daily to TYO. Whilst they might not be able to implement their complex 3 way dovetailed schedule, it would be relatively simple to move over MEL or BNE-NRT, with enough notice (yes there will be changes to handling contracts etc but that was always going to be required).

But there's only so much they can hold out for and apply for extensions. Completely possible Australia loses the slots to other countries the next time Japan looks at the slots again (although who knows with the current world trajectory).

I think there will be a fair bit of leeway from the Japanese side considering the slots were awarded right at the end of the NS25 coordination period, meaning QF was pretty much picking from crumbs for its services. It should have more success for the NW25/26 schedule. As for ISAC considering there's no other airline they'll extend for however long is required.

 

[Himeno]

But there's only so much they can hold out for and apply for extensions. Completely possible Australia loses the slots to other countries the next time Japan looks at the slots again (although who knows with the current world trajectory).

Has Japan ever completely revoked HND long haul slots from a given country? They have taken back some of the US night slots, then gave them more day slots then the night slots they took back (returned 3 night slots for 12 day slots IIRC).