Qantas to fly Melbourne-Jakarta

[Mattg]

Qantas is launching 3x weekly A330 MEL-CGK flights from 16 April 2023.

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/flying-kangaroo-launches-international-sale-and-new-route-to-indonesia/

 

[HS-TQE]

Partly funded by the Victorian Government and Melbourne Airport under their aviation funds.

 

[AIRwin]

Launch is a week after Easter...

 

[pmdg7444]

if only the evoa is free!

 

[jase05]

Always good to have some competition. If I’m paying I’d probably prefer GA as they offer a better product but hopefully QF has plenty of award seats like SYD-CGK to take advantage of

 

[SYD]

Always good to have some competition. If I’m paying I’d probably prefer GA as they offer a better product but hopefully QF has plenty of award seats like SYD-CGK to take advantage of

QF used to have plenty rewards seats SYD-CGK but they’ve gone MIA along with SIN and others

 

[jase05]

QF used to have plenty rewards seats SYD-CGK but they’ve gone MIA along with SIN and others

I haven’t checked lately but that’s disappointing if so. CGK is a great transit point and often cheap J flights to Europe so was a good use of points

 

[SYD]

I haven’t checked lately but that’s disappointing if so. CGK is a great transit point and often cheap J flights to Europe so was a good use of points

That’s how I know… Been looking at ways to leverage some QR, AA and AY J fares. There was loads of J reward seats a few months ago and now nothin much post June . Not even much in whY.

But at least it looks like the new MEL flights are loaded.

 

[jrfsp]

That’s how I know… Been looking at ways to leverage some QR, AA and AY J fares. There was loads of J reward seats a few months ago and nothin much post June . Not even much in whY.

But at least it looks like the new MEL flights are loaded.

Even the introductory "sale" fares for Y at $900 seems a bit extortionate

 

[SYD]

Even the introductory "sale" fares for Y at $900 seems a bit extortionate

But I saw J reward seats.

 

[MELso]

I haven’t checked lately but that’s disappointing if so. CGK is a great transit point and often cheap J flights to Europe so was a good use of points

Indeed - TK often does one stop fares from CGK via IST to lots of destinations that start from $3.6k...

QR is also pretty good (starting from $3.9k), although the choice of destinations is more limited.

 

[levelnine]

But I saw J reward seats.

Yes, very good J award availability on this new route. Jump on it before it disappears!

 

[dajop]

Makes sense, with Garuda's struggles. Effectively replaces the GA CGK-MEL service that operated prior to March 2020.

 

[exceladdict]

No mention of PER in the press release

 

[AIRwin]

No mention of PER in the press release

And not the same flight number as PER (QF53?) so there may still be a chance?

Flight number QF39 used to be:
BNE-APW
SYD-CTS
MEL-AKL

 

[larrymull]

I will need to do a status run this year. This has always appealed to me through SYD from MEL, now with direct looks better. Is the valuation good for a status run?

 

[jase05]

Makes sense, with Garuda's struggles. Effectively replaces the GA CGK-MEL service that operated prior to March 2020.

GA still has 2x weekly MEL-CGK

 

[dajop]

GA still has 2x weekly MEL-CGK

Oh I forgot they recommenced that one, they didn't restart DPS, getting the two mixed up. I guess between the QF and GA services it is almost back to the frequency that GA used to operate (5 or 6/week IIRC, or maybe even daily at some point).

 

[jase05]

Oh I forgot they recommenced that one, they didn't restart DPS, getting the two mixed up. I guess between the QF and GA services it is almost back to the frequency that GA used to operate (5 or 6/week IIRC, or maybe even daily at some point).

GA operate MEL-CGK on Sunday and Thursday and operate MEL-DPS on Saturday

 

[dajop]

GA operate MEL-CGK on Sunday and Thursday and operate MEL-DPS on Saturday

A token service from DPS. Wonder why they bother really.