RichardMEL
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Re: Melbourne the latest City to get shafted by Qantas
Why do you say this?
I suspect you are, again, viewing this from the perspective of wanting QF metal wherever you go, possibly 4 class metal at that(ie: A380 with F).
QF has clearly signaled that they see better use for the 380 pulled from MEL-DXB-LHR on other missions (as discussed to distraction already).
EK are bumping their 408/409 service to an A380 taking up any capacity shortfall there may have been.
I'll repeat what I've said earlier. a QF passenger, in the main, wants access to schedule and price. EK as codeshares out of MEL offers multiple options to DXB and beyond. Clearly QF feels they can seel these services at a price that competes with other options while using the 380 capacity elsewhere.
This is EXACTLY what the EK partnership gives QF. So suggesting the partnership holds "little value" to MEL based pax and "should be scrapped" makes very little sense in my view.
The only reason one might make this sort of comment is, again, losing the QF metal and upgrade possibility - which you've commented on previously. I agree absolutely, from that point of view, it is a loss, but there are still going to be options - go via SYD or PER. If upgrading Y->J or J->F is that important you'd cop the one hour flight to SYD right? (and compete with many more for the same seats of course )
for the vast bulk of passengers things like upgrades and having aussie crews are almost not on the radar, specially when it comes to schedule and price. This can even apply in the business fare world too, where if you're on a contract or have time constraints, you'll care less about QF metal, but look to what gets you there quickest, which would be EK (if you're in the QF world, or on a travel contract or similar).
So again, on what basis do you make the claim that "... the EK partnership holds little value now for MEL based passengers from late March next year" ?
Why do you say this?
I suspect you are, again, viewing this from the perspective of wanting QF metal wherever you go, possibly 4 class metal at that(ie: A380 with F).
QF has clearly signaled that they see better use for the 380 pulled from MEL-DXB-LHR on other missions (as discussed to distraction already).
EK are bumping their 408/409 service to an A380 taking up any capacity shortfall there may have been.
I'll repeat what I've said earlier. a QF passenger, in the main, wants access to schedule and price. EK as codeshares out of MEL offers multiple options to DXB and beyond. Clearly QF feels they can seel these services at a price that competes with other options while using the 380 capacity elsewhere.
This is EXACTLY what the EK partnership gives QF. So suggesting the partnership holds "little value" to MEL based pax and "should be scrapped" makes very little sense in my view.
The only reason one might make this sort of comment is, again, losing the QF metal and upgrade possibility - which you've commented on previously. I agree absolutely, from that point of view, it is a loss, but there are still going to be options - go via SYD or PER. If upgrading Y->J or J->F is that important you'd cop the one hour flight to SYD right? (and compete with many more for the same seats of course )
for the vast bulk of passengers things like upgrades and having aussie crews are almost not on the radar, specially when it comes to schedule and price. This can even apply in the business fare world too, where if you're on a contract or have time constraints, you'll care less about QF metal, but look to what gets you there quickest, which would be EK (if you're in the QF world, or on a travel contract or similar).
So again, on what basis do you make the claim that "... the EK partnership holds little value now for MEL based passengers from late March next year" ?
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