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The thread has now been deleted on ET anyway...Wasn't that posted by a member here that's currently suspended?
The thread has now been deleted on ET anyway...Wasn't that posted by a member here that's currently suspended?
The thread has now been deleted on ET anyway...
Well if not everyone...plenty of pages saying so on multiple threads. Still waiting for the Qantas lovers to say that a DL interest would be bad for QF and that the govt should stop it (if it is true). I'm sure they will soon....,Which everyone is this?
Let's stick to reality there is difference of opinion as in everything. Not always a rational basis or well founded but in a democracy people are entitled to a diversity of opinions.
Well if not everyone...plenty of pages saying so on multiple threads. Still waiting for the Qantas lovers to say that a DL interest would be bad for QF and that the govt should stop it (if it is true). I'm sure they will soon....,
Pretty sure it's a member here that's currently suspended but posting under another name on other sites. I'd take those DL rumours across the other forums with a grain of salt.Well if not everyone...plenty of pages saying so on multiple threads. Still waiting for the Qantas lovers to say that a DL interest would be bad for QF and that the govt should stop it (if it is true). I'm sure they will soon....,
If Velocity eliminates or limits the SQ partnership you will most likely see sQ KrisFlyer earning credit cards enter the market in a big way.
that's precisely my pointI donāt know what there is to āimproveā under their current model? a MEL-SYD flight only guarantees water these days. Tea and coffee are optional depending on āflight timeā.
Wifi is only on a select number of planes, and the streaming IFE isnāt always available.
Delays and cancellations are a problem, and service recovery is hard when you only have 8 seats in the forward cabin.
The problem with VA is the triple or quadruple whammyā¦ flight delayed, no wifi, no ife and only water. On Qantas, only one of those things happensā¦ your flight might be delayed, but youāll still get wifi, IFE and drinks with a snack. That comes at a price, but having 3 out of four things is far better at relieving the stress than having 0 out of 4
QR would have to invest significant money to improve the offering.
The double did well while demand was strong, but its since come off and once a day is likely enough.The double daily SYD services didn't exactly turn out well for them so 3x of those frequencies were transferred to the partial Queensland taxpayer-funded seasonal BNE-LAX.
It would be terrible for me. Next 6 OS flights are J awards. One is through Lifemiles and 5 on SQ through Velocity.If Velocity eliminates or limits the SQ partnership you will most likely see sQ KrisFlyer earning credit cards enter the market in a big way.
I am skeptical that that VA would eliminate or reduce the partnership with SQ anytime soon due to their deep ties including benefits for Gold/ Plat members, transfer of VFF to KF, reward flight availability ectIt would be terrible for me. Next 6 OS flights are J awards. One is through Lifemiles and 5 on SQ through Velocity.
so the CEO the other day said this in an interview ....
Thereās been a lot of talk lately (among other circles, we might add!) around Qatar Airways potentially taking a stake in Virgin Australia. However, Hrdlicka is quick to dampen those expectations. āThereās been a lot of creative fiction written, Iāll just say that,ā says the Virgin boss.
āBut our partners are absolutely essential to us. And we have the worldās best partners, United Airlines, Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, Qatar, ANA, Hawaiian. We are working every day to deepen those relationships, strengthen the experience we provide to our customers and do a better job selling together to business customers.ā
full interview here
Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka talks airline strategy, Haneda and Qatar
"We were trying to be something that we could never successfully be," Hrdlicka acknowledges of Virgin Australia's more premium past.www.pointhacks.com.au
Wasn't that posted by a member here that's currently suspended?
Itās a lot more flying than they do now and gets widebodies back in the fleet.Good for virgin - but 3 777s shuttling between here and Doha is hardly a sustainable long haul international network.
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Link on previous page from AFR and this fom The Australian...
"The deal which is still subject to the approval of the Foreign Investment Review Board and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, is expected to allow a āmeasured entryā by Virgin Australia into long-haul international flying through access to widebody aircraft currently absent from the airlineās fleet."
VA long haul flights Doha - Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane initially.