Qantas to start flights from Darwin to Singapore

[aikman]

Qantas in Northern summer 2023 season intends to add Darwin – Singapore service, on board Alliance Airlines Embraer E190 aircraft. Subject to government approval and slated to open for reservation soon, the airline would offer 1 daily flight from 23JUN23.

QF353 DRW1820 – 2140SIN E90 D
QF354 SIN2240 – 0500+1DRW E90 D

Qantas Tentatively Schedules Darwin – Singapore Service From June 2023 — AeroRoutes

 

[jrfsp]

Qantas ... intends to add Darwin – Singapore service, ... to open for reservation soon, the airline would offer 1 daily flight from 23JUN23.

Qantas Tentatively Schedules Darwin – Singapore Service From June 2023 — AeroRoutes

Interesting, although clapped out E190s competing against brand new SQ 737s.........

 

[Quickstatus]

@NamarrgonFlyer
Please post a screenshot of the ntnews link. It’s behind a paywall

 

[HS-TQE]

Tentative start date is from NS23 (June 23 2023) as a daily service, and the allocated aircraft is the Alliance Airlines E190s

Qantas Tentatively Schedules Darwin – Singapore Service From June 2023 — AeroRoutes

Published at 1500GMT 11DEC22 Qantas in Northern summer 2023 season intends to add Darwin – Singapore service, on board Alliance Airlines Embraer E190 aircraft. Subject to government approval and slated to open for reservation soon, the airline would offer 1 daily flight from 23JUN23. QF353 DRW

www.aeroroutes.com

 

[pangwen]

Qantas in Northern summer 2023 season intends to add Darwin – Singapore service, on board Alliance Airlines Embraer E190 aircraft. Subject to government approval and slated to open for reservation soon, the airline would offer 1 daily flight from 23JUN23.

QF353 DRW1820 – 2140SIN E90 D
QF354 SIN2240 – 0500+1DRW E90 D

Qantas Tentatively Schedules Darwin – Singapore Service From June 2023 — AeroRoutes

Looking at the timings, it looks like alliance could operate this in the “downtime” of qf1918/1919

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Wanting to take a slice of the premium market I would guess? Competing against SQ’s 73M with full flat beds in business and Krisworld IFE.

 

[jakeseven7]

Very interesting. Why not give it a go I suppose. Some government departments I know would use it.

 

[AIRwin]

Had 3K continued to operate the route, it won't be as easy to access the QF lounges in SIN with their move to T4 in March 2023...

 

[docjames]

Interesting, although clapped out E190s competing against brand new SQ 737s.........

Which are chockers at the moment. So excess demand.

Looking at the timings, it looks like alliance could operate this in the “downtime” of qf1918/1919

So good fleet utilisation (keeps costs down). So can afford to undercut on price if they need to.

 

[jrfsp]

Will be interesting to see what the lead in fares will be.

Covering the costs for a 4.5 hr intl flight with only 94 seats (assuming none are blocked for range or crew rest?)

 

[p--and--t]

Happening at same time JQ cancels its flights

Jetstar Asia scraps Darwin Singapore route

Not good for Top Enders :( Jetstar scraps Darwin Singapore route Jetstar has scrapped one of its key routes, popular with holiday travellers. Jetstar has scrapped its Darwin – Singapore route, disappointing travellers to no end. The route — which is scheduled to operate on Monday, Tuesday...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[HS-TQE]

Happening at same time JQ cancels its flights

Jetstar Asia scraps Darwin Singapore route

Not good for Top Enders :( Jetstar scraps Darwin Singapore route Jetstar has scrapped one of its key routes, popular with holiday travellers. Jetstar has scrapped its Darwin – Singapore route, disappointing travellers to no end. The route — which is scheduled to operate on Monday, Tuesday...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

Not JQ (which ended their own services years ago), but 3K (who replaced JQ back then) - aircraft being reallocated elsewhere.

 

[Scarlett]

It will be back in some form.

Might just go back to JQ mainline or possibly even a QLK E190 route.

From 5 Jul 22… good guess @justinbrett

 

[jrfsp]

Looks like this has been pulled

 

[upupandaway]

Looks like this has been pulled

How do you know it has been pulled? I’m hoping to book for July

 

[AIRwin]

It's not (or no longer?) listed:

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/international-flight-network.html?int_cam=au%3Anetwork-and-partner-airlines%3Aarticle%3Ainternational-network-map%3Aen%3Ann

 

[upupandaway]

It's not (or no longer?) listed:

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/international-flight-network.html?int_cam=au%3Anetwork-and-partner-airlines%3Aarticle%3Ainternational-network-map%3Aen%3Ann

As a new flight announcement, was it ever listed on that page? I never saw anything official from Qantas about this route, just what was posted on Aeroroutes

 

[Virgin Bart]

It's not (or no longer?) listed:

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/international-flight-network.html?int_cam=au%3Anetwork-and-partner-airlines%3Aarticle%3Ainternational-network-map%3Aen%3Ann

Damn.

 

[AIRwin]

As a new flight announcement, was it ever listed on that page?

I can't recall, but another new route MEL-CGK is...

 

[upupandaway]

I also see Alliance Airlines/Qantaslink Embraer 190 N947UW was delivered new yesterday and landed in BNE.

Come on QF, make an announcement.