QF21 / QF22 NRT - JASA (risks?) early 2013.

[blu]

Hi all, is there any further speculation on QF rationalisation (to JQi) or are these routes now considered fairly stable.
Being bumped onto JQ12 Business Max (overnight) would be difficult to accept.

 

[reductionist]

I think 21/22 are stable. In fact I read something recently about QF putting on more flights to NRT. I can't remember the exact details. Maybe they are upping the service frequency? I'll have a look around.

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Hrm. Can't find where I read that. Ill have another look later. Still, I'd say your bookings are safe.

 

[richie9x]

I think it is pretty safe as the flight joins two main OW hubs. I think there may be some obligation under OW to keep flying the route.

Also I think if it did get canned then you would likely get put on to JAL business class rather than JQ business class. I think even Qantas realise that JQ Business class is not equivalent to QF business class.

 

[markis10]

I think 21/22 are stable. In fact I read something recently about QF putting on more flights to NRT. I can't remember the exact details. Maybe they are upping the service frequency? I'll have a look around.

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Hrm. Can't find where I read that. Ill have another look later. Still, I'd say your bookings are safe.

QF announced that they would be increasing capacity on the route to what it was pre earthquake/tsunami with a change to a 747 once a week.

 

[reductionist]

Yep, found it:

Capacity increases on the Los Angeles-New York route from 6 May (Airbus A330 replaced with Boeing 747) and Sydney-Tokyo route from 10 June (one Airbus A330 service per week replaced with a Boeing 747 service, resulting in daily Boeing 747 services).

This is from a QF media release last month:

About Qantas - Media Room - Media Releases - QANTAS ANNOUNCES PROFIT RESULT, RESPONSE TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

 

[blu]

Thanks for that recently dated media update.
(And I didn't realise the JL option as suggested earlier.)
Is it 3 class, flying in a 4 class hardware configuration (for seating)?