SQ to operate into WSI

[SeatBackForward]

If you run a shuttle service to say the CBD (which is fairly possible) then one possible route is literally using the M5 and it'd take you via SYD. So you might as well run a WSI -SYDT1 -T2/3 -City service and pick up more PAX.

Can see it already - a "non-stop service between WSI and SYD. Using Gateway, Westconnex, M5 (Or M4), M7, then M12 you can be gate to gate without passing any traffic lights. Just don't try it in peak hour.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Lets say someone comes in an SQ flight, then has a VA Link prop to a regional town, and link doesnt move to WSI, and the pax has 3.5 hrs.
What if its an unlinked PNR?
Its going to be trouble.
How many times, people ask, umm, I just found out, I am flying into NRT but my next flight out is from HND, and I only have 3 hrs.
And there is no direct train between the 2 airports either, ie, WSI & SYD.
Are the shuttle buses going to be free?
That is why I say, either all move or all dont move.
Will have to avoid using SYD on my flights to NZ, if AirNZ and when QF moves to WSI, as I live in ADL

 

[p--and--t]

Lets say someone comes in an SQ flight, then has a VA Link prop to a regional town, and link doesnt move to WSI, and the pax has 3.5 hrs.
What if its an unlinked PNR?
Its going to be trouble.
How many times, people ask, umm, I just found out, I am flying into NRT but my next flight out is from HND, and I only have 3 hrs.
And there is no direct train between the 2 airports either, ie, WSI & SYD.
Are the shuttle buses going to be free?
That is why I say, either all move or all dont move.
Will have to avoid using SYD on my flights to NZ, if AirNZ and when QF moves to WSI, as I live in ADL

As per JQ in Melbourne who have not moved all flights to one airport and.spray them acroos 2 options, nor will QF in Sydney. They will still be using SYD when WSI fires up.

VA will be forced to do likewise

 

[p--and--t]

How many times, people ask, umm, I just found out, I am flying into NRT but my next flight out is from HND, and I only have 3 hrs.

I've transitted Tokyo several times to/from EU and Americas and never once had to transit airports. Poor planning/ inattention to detail?

 

[moa999]

NRT/HND is probably the only pair where it can somewhat regularly occur as NRT was mostly designated Int and HND Dom, but that has changed over the year.

But pretty much any other airport pairing there are likely other similar priced options that means making the transfer poor planning.

 

[elanshin]

Lets say someone comes in an SQ flight, then has a VA Link prop to a regional town, and link doesnt move to WSI, and the pax has 3.5 hrs.
What if its an unlinked PNR?
Its going to be trouble.
How many times, people ask, umm, I just found out, I am flying into NRT but my next flight out is from HND, and I only have 3 hrs.
And there is no direct train between the 2 airports either, ie, WSI & SYD.
Are the shuttle buses going to be free?
That is why I say, either all move or all dont move.
Will have to avoid using SYD on my flights to NZ, if AirNZ and when QF moves to WSI, as I live in ADL

I think this situation would be a distant future by which hopefully having this problem means WSI is quite successful.

Initially we're really only going to see late night Int'l or LCC flights. So the inbound SQ flight would almost certainly be landing past say 20:00, maybe 21:00 which would make them not be connectable at SYD in the first place even if they landed at SYD.

If WSI and SYD gets to the point that it's popular enough for more normal flight times then realistically the overall success of the airport is likely and the domestic airlines would have moved more things over or expanded operations.

Also one thing we don't really know about is how feasible new players are to the market having a Sydney airport to operate out of too. We could for example see new airline do AVV <> WSI for example or more services to some regional areas from WSI because there are now more slots.

 

[Daver6]

So QR should adopt the argument made by some here that WSI isn’t actually in Sydney .

Maybe they'll fly WSI-SYD-DOH then to get more flights to/from SYD

 

[elanshin]

I've transitted Tokyo several times to/from EU and Americas and never once had to transit airports. Poor planning/ inattention to detail?

Usually it's OTA that poorly show this and people gloss over the different airports and just see Tokyo (HND) , Tokyo (NRT) and only read the Tokyo part. To be fair if you're not too literate in airline lingo, thr HND and NRT part might just seem gibberish to you.

 

[SeatBackForward]

To be fair if you're not too literate in airline lingo, thr HND and NRT part might just seem gibberish to you.

As is the concept of separate ticketing. Many of the OTA's package separate PNR's as a single booking. The chaos that HND<>NRT connections causes with Visa requirements is a classic example of this

 

[p--and--t]

Usually it's OTA that poorly show this and people gloss over the different airports and just see Tokyo (HND) , Tokyo (NRT) and only read the Tokyo part. To be fair if you're not too literate in airline lingo, thr HND and NRT part might just seem gibberish to you.

Could have the same argument on New York, London etc. Buyer beware and check the detail.

 

[Himeno]

NRT/HND is probably the only pair where it can somewhat regularly occur as NRT was mostly designated Int and HND Dom, but that has changed over the year.

But pretty much any other airport pairing there are likely other similar priced options that means making the transfer poor planning.

It would happen a lot with KIX/ITM and JFK/LGA as well.