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I think they will stick with the route
Rewards seats booked with QF points. Perhaps more likely to just get the QF points refunded which would be a disaster!
I expect you’re right - thinking about it, QR915 has nothing to do with the major 4 cities QR wants to schedule more flights to.
Plan B’s from OZ to Europe in July school holidays for 4 people are very difficult to put together in these times. Plan B will probably be keep an eye out for any further reward flights that are miraculously released, get ready to fight and plead with QF and QR, fork out the cash for any overpriced coughpy flights available or buy a tent and cry.
Oh I reckon they'll exit entirely. But I'm a cynical person, I'm not actually sure of how well that route is doing
).I think ( hope) so too.
Hello, thank you for this article, it really helped me prepare for this strange flight!Qatar Airways’ Bizarre Daily Melbourne-Adelaide Flight is an article written by AFF editorial staff:
Qatar Airways' Bizarre Daily Melbourne-Adelaide Flight
Since the beginning of October, Qatar Airways has been running a Boeing 777 every day from Melbourne to Adelaide and back without passengers. The Oneworldwww.australianfrequentflyer.com.au
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) and we arrived in ADL just as they were opening up everything - someone had to run down the air bridge and unlock the door into the airport. 
HI Voron!Hello, thank you for this article, it really helped me prepare for this strange flight!
I booked last minute FRA-ADL (return, I live in Germany and wanted to go home for Christmas after my nice boss gave me a surprise bonus) with Qatar Airways and saw that there was a “Technical Stop” in MEL but didn’t pay attention to the fact that it was a 29 hr trip to ADL. (Return flight was 26, but with delays it ended up being longer).
We flew directly over ADL, I could have jumped out and had the evening with my family
They gathered the ADL passengers in MEL as everyone left the plane, (at 11:30ish pm) and escorted us through a security check and up to the international transit area. They told us to be at the gate for 3:45am, and that we were not to leave the international transit area.
All lounges close over night, and not much else was open.
I tried to get some duty free stuff but they refused to sell it to me (the manager was really nice about it), saying they’d take it off us at the gate, because I was flying from one domestic airport to another. (No one checked our hand luggage, it would have been fine, but possibly illegal?!?!)
I had a shower near gate 7, the bathroom was filthy, but I had some spray disinfectant with me, and thongs. I just used up a shedload of bog roll cleaning the basin etc.
They turned up at the gate at about 4:30-4:45am. They told us to sit in the same seats again when we boarded (not everyone did
There’s no info about how long the “technical stop“ is, I only found out through reading this article, AFTER I’d already booked and paid! So, thank you again for helping me be prepared!
On the way back yesterday it was the same in reverse, without the security rigmarole. MEL Int. Airport was crowded, and we had about 3-4 hrs there. Most passengers didn’t know that we had to get off the plane & take all hand luggage with us, as the crew was changing. Then we flew over Adelaide again on the way to Doha
Hope this helps anyone who has made the same mistake I did!
I’m glad I found a flight, and that I could go home at short notice, it turned out ok, even though it felt a bit ridiculous.
Cheers,
Veronica
P.s. Adelaide airport international area has been changed, you can only get some coughpy sandwiches and water (maybe also coffee, I think) after you go through security & customs. The duty free area is ok, but if you want something decent to eat or have a bevvy before you fly, do it before you go down to security & customs. You can watch everyone else having nice food and a beer on the other side of the glass while you sip your water and regret buying your gross expensive sammich!
I remember there being at least a nice-ish sandwich type place in the old set up, with beer & wine… but maybe I’m wrong… no idea what they’re thinking
You won't be able to board Qatar airlines from the domestic side.HI Voron!
Work has booked me from ADL to CDG on this flight (ADL-MEL-DOH-CDG), leaving at 12:40 with a two hour 'technical stop' in Melbourne.
No one in Adelaide or on the phone is able to answer the question for me as to whether I need to go through customs in ADL or not (I presume yes given your explanation). Can you elaborate?
It potentially means an extra 60-70 mins in bed before the travel, so it's worth it
HI Voron!
Work has booked me from ADL to CDG on this flight (ADL-MEL-DOH-CDG), leaving at 12:40 with a two hour 'technical stop' in Melbourne.
No one in Adelaide or on the phone is able to answer the question for me as to whether I need to go through customs in ADL or not (I presume yes given your explanation). Can you elaborate?
It potentially means an extra 60-70 mins in bed before the travel, so it's worth it
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