What routes should QF fly?

[Joshua]

Bit of an old thread...

Do they still fly MEL-ADL-DRW-SIN? I remember doing that in 2006 to DRW return and enjoyed the experience with the international crew and AVOD!

Sounds like the old QF81 flight? DRW-SIN is now on JQ. QF81 has stayed ADL-SIN with tag flights mostly to between SYD & ADL some days, a year or 2 ago they still connected to MEL once a week, depends on where the fleet needs to be. With the recent dropping of flights to India the A330 now heads home to SYD every time.

If you're desperate you can fly MEL-DRW-SIN on an A320 usually at higher cost to the direct flight on an A330.

 

[atreides]

How about QF PER HKG more than three times a week. I usually fly CX, mainly because they offer a daily service.

 

[browski]

How about QF PER HKG more than three times a week. I usually fly CX, mainly because they offer a daily service.

I have it on good authority that for international flights PER is now considered part of Asia and as such will be solely serviced by JetStar Asia in future. Ditto for Darwin/Adelaide.

 

[Must...Fly!]

I have it on good authority that for international flights PER is now considered part of Asia and as such will be solely serviced by JetStar Asia in future. Ditto for Darwin/Adelaide.

from a JQ point of view yes that's no surprise, it's already happening/happened

no way in hell QF mainline leave PER intl, so what exactly are you saying?

 

[Limewood]

I'd like them to bring back Cairns to US, even HNL, pax could arrive in Sydney fly to FNQ then back to USA round trip, have it too themselves. The other would be CNS to HKG currently CX have it too themselves with full flights.

 

[Isochronous]

I have it on good authority that for international flights PER is now considered part of Asia and as such will be solely serviced by JetStar Asia in future. Ditto for Darwin/Adelaide.

Then the people of Perth will abandon QF and JQ/3K.

 

[browski]

Then the people of Perth will abandon QF and JQ/3K.

I'm pretty confident you were abandoned circa 2002.

 

[Isochronous]

I'm pretty confident you were abandoned circa 2002.

I'm not a Perth resident, but just speaking from a personal viewpoint, and also from what I know of Perth residents who I've met. When travelling to the US for instance, CX via HKG is quite popular as opposed to QF or DJ through SYD; SQ via SIN as well. More frequent, newer fleet, superior service, superior scheduling, and SIN/HKG are much better transit stops than SYD/MEL.

But why do you choose 2002 as the end?

 

[Must...Fly!]

Might have been when JNB-xPER-SYD stopped?

 

[atreides]

Then the people of Perth will abandon QF and JQ/3K.

I'm hoping for Virgin to take the *A road, that would iron out a few problems...

 

[drron]

Why has no one mentioned BNE-NRT or any where else in Japan for that matter.But since JAL pulled out of BNE we have no choice other than to go via SYD and as much as I like Flounging direct is easier-certainly coming home.It is the home port for a OW partner and has most of the OW carriers operating from there.When I last travelled JAL a month before they left the Airbus was full.

 

[Jos888]

I have it on good authority that for international flights PER is now considered part of Asia and as such will be solely serviced by JetStar Asia in future. Ditto for Darwin/Adelaide.

Noooooooo! Browski, please tell me you are kidding?

 

[Platinum A332]

QF in my opinion should have a focus on Asia for new routes.

- Sydney - Beijing; Sydney - Seoul
- Manila and Jakarta up to daily.
- Increased frequencies into Hong Kong to connect into China (daily from Brisbane and Perth, 2xdaily from Melbourne and Sydney)
- Return of Melbourne-Shanghai, Melbourne-Tokyo and Perth-Tokyo flights
- Daytime flights to and from Singapore, connecting to Asian and Indian flights (Delhi, Mumbai, Shanghai for Perth connections)

However, routes I think QF should fly differ from what QF will fly. QF will not fly any routes beyond whats presently available. I can see Bangkok, Manila and Jakarta going in Asia. Santiago can be serviced by LAN and might not last. Probably Frankfurt will go too.

But don't worry, there will always be JQ!!!

 

[Isochronous]

Has anyone tried the Santiago service? Curious to know what the loads are like.

 

[Captain Paul]

I'm not a Perth resident, but just speaking from a personal viewpoint, and also from what I know of Perth residents who I've met. When travelling to the US for instance, CX via HKG is quite popular as opposed to QF or DJ through SYD; SQ via SIN as well. More frequent, newer fleet, superior service, superior scheduling, and SIN/HKG are much better transit stops than SYD/MEL.

But why do you choose 2002 as the end?

PER-NRT was the best connection to North America for Perth residents. I miss it terribly.

 

[el_rooto]

QF in my opinion should have a focus on Asia for new routes.

- Sydney - Beijing; Sydney - Seoul
- Manila and Jakarta up to daily.
- Increased frequencies into Hong Kong to connect into China (daily from Brisbane and Perth, 2xdaily from Melbourne and Sydney)
- Return of Melbourne-Shanghai, Melbourne-Tokyo and Perth-Tokyo flights
- Daytime flights to and from Singapore, connecting to Asian and Indian flights (Delhi, Mumbai, Shanghai for Perth connections)

However, routes I think QF should fly differ from what QF will fly. QF will not fly any routes beyond whats presently available. I can see Bangkok, Manila and Jakarta going in Asia. Santiago can be serviced by LAN and might not last. Probably Frankfurt will go too.

But don't worry, there will always be JQ!!!

Also PER-AKL (Could even be PER-AKL-LAX)

SYD-PEK, SYD-ICN are a no brainer...

SYD-TPE, SYD-KL?

SYD-KIX would be nice on QF metal..

Also I'm really suprised that there isn't a market for SYD-India direct...

For all the talk of 'We're an asian airline' QF doesn't actually fly to that many places in asia... SIN, HKG, NRT, BKK, PDG....

 

[markis10]

Also PER-AKL (Could even be PER-AKL-LAX)

SYD-PEK, SYD-ICN are a no brainer...

SYD-TPE, SYD-KL?

SYD-KIX would be nice on QF metal..

Also I'm really suprised that there isn't a market for SYD-India direct...

For all the talk of 'We're an asian airline' QF doesn't actually fly to that many places in asia... SIN, HKG, NRT, BKK, PDG....

QF have done most of those already and could not make it work, same for AN.

 

[airbound]

SYD-PEK, SYD-ICN are a no brainer...

I was going to suggest SYD-ICN too. It could connect with BA's resumed LHR-ICN services and provide another QF/BA Kangaroo Route!

 

[markis10]

I was going to suggest SYD-ICN too. It could connect with BA's resumed LHR-ICN services and provide another QF/BA Kangaroo Route!

I think the Codeshare is working, apart from a short stint of flights ex BNE in 2005 QF have not seen a need since 98 to operate their own aircraft.

 

[TonyHancock]

I'd be happy with MEL-EGBO.



Seem a little unlikely though.