Qantas MEL-PER 787-9 service on Thursdays

[Mattg]

Has anyone noticed that Qantas is running a Boeing 787-9 on MEL-PER once per week? Sadly it's not going out of the international terminal, but Premium Economy is being sold as Y, which could be handy if you have status and can select a nicer seat.

QF773 and QF776 on Thursdays are the flights to look for.

 

[bussyboy]

I took QF773 MEL-PER on 24 OCT, booked about 2 months beforehand
As QF Silver I selected a W seat around 3 days out, but later got upgraded to J

Overall was a great option in the Dreamliner, if only this was available more frequently given the high demand and cost on PER fares currently.

Interestingly, even though it wasn't a tag flight, it still arrived through QFi terminal (i forget the T numbers) rather than the Domestic. But a least there was no customs rigmarole to go through.

 

[mannej]

I took QF773 MEL-PER on 24 OCT, booked about 2 months beforehand
As QF Silver I selected a W seat around 3 days out, but later got upgraded to J

Overall was a great option in the Dreamliner, if only this was available more frequently given the high demand and cost on PER fares currently.

Interestingly, even though it wasn't a tag flight, it still arrived through QFi terminal (i forget the T numbers) rather than the Domestic. But a least there was no customs rigmarole to go through.

T3, not unusual for flights into PER.

 

[thebmw]

Interestingly, even though it wasn't a tag flight, it still arrived through QFi terminal (i forget the T numbers) rather than the Domestic. But a least there was no customs rigmarole to go through.

There's only 4 gates showing as capable of B789 over T3&4, 3 of which are T3 (13 @ T4 and 17A @ T3 are dom only, 18A and 20A T3 are DOM/INT). As the whole point of the 789 being on these flights is to get it to PER for international flights, why wouldn't they park it on one of the international capable gates?

 

[madrooster]

get it to PER for international flights, why wouldn't they park it on one of the international capable gates?

They do park it on the international gates. Eg. yesterday's QF773 parked at gate 18 and left from gate 18.

 

[thebmw]

They do park it on the international gates. Eg. yesterday's QF773 parked at gate 18 and left from gate 18.

Uhh, that's what I was saying

 

[bussyboy]

As a passenger, without any heads up on landing (that i catched) it was a little disorientating after disembarkation. Not a big deal though

 

[jrfsp]

i dont know why PER / QF dont drop the numbering of "T3" and have a standalone T4 which is basically how it operates, particularly for people unfamiliar with PER and might think a convoluted terminal change is required.

 

[shaun_b]

On the topic of 787 domestic, I see QF499 SYD - MEL on 16 NOV is a 787. Not sure i've seen a 787 on SYD - MEL before? Could be a once off?

 

[Mattg]

On the topic of 787 domestic, I see QF499 SYD - MEL on 16 NOV is a 787. Not sure i've seen a 787 on SYD - MEL before? Could be a once off?

It has happened before - I flew in the 787 on QF499 back when they'd just taken delivery of the first one and were doing crew familiarisation flights! But yes, it's not a normal thing.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Used to be a nice reliable A330 run the old QF497 timing at 22:05 now called QF499 at 22:00 and usually a 737. I enjoyed those quiet A330's back in the day, plenty of seats in business available

 

[Daver6]

They've been doing this for a while now. I took it back in July.

 

[opusman]

i dont know why PER / QF dont drop the numbering of "T3" and have a standalone T4 which is basically how it operates, particularly for people unfamiliar with PER and might think a convoluted terminal change is required.

If it wasn't confusing and convoluted it wouldn't be PER!