I understand that, but ultimately EK is in charge of it's own network and scheduling.Qantas made the announcement as part of the EK / QF relationship. And on the Q flights I’ve been on in Y and J they aren’t exactly the best I’ve had.
CI isn't a OW member airline though.One other sad aspect is that CI that was providing additional competition across the Tasman has reduced its flights to (if I recall) only an offering from BNE, and it was flying (for instance) A333s from MEL.
I cannot see QF putting an A330 on the BNE-AKL route
Interesting the 1130pm redeye QF151 is going to 330 6 days per week.
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Well, looky here .... Here is Qantas' new trans-Tasman flight schedule to Auckland
Qantas made the announcement as part of the EK / QF relationship. And on the Q flights I’ve been on in Y and J they aren’t exactly the best I’ve had.
Not his fault but in on the decision making process I’d dare say. It’s al bundled up in the alliance according to his announcement.Ah ok so because Qantas announced that EK were withdrawing that makes it Alan Joyce’s fault. Got it.
I’ve got a few bones to pick with Rupert Murdoch now about all announcements his organisations make about various things. LOL
Don't know how that is Alan's fault if EK decide to pull out...
Thread title changed to something more apt.Is that the same as "Emirates cancels most Trans Tasman flights" topic appearing on a Qantas forum?
I guess economics are at play? What was the utilisation on these routes (in economy)?
Specially premium.
Almost all flights I have been on have had near empty J and F cabins. Next month I am the only pax in F (so far) on one sector, and 1 of 3 (so far) on another and the J cabins only have a few seats allocated (I know it's not a full picture of the loads of course, but it's a fair indication than there's very little paid demand).
I think EK's main traffic AU-NZ has been cheap fares down the back which may have made some sense, but I can see EK to rejig schedules for a bigger spread from their AU destinations (such as the new EK flight timed to replace QF1's SYD-DXB timings)