Qantas boosts international capacity, wet lease Finnair aircraft

[SYD]

The article predates because - allegedly - “people just assumed initially”.

No - people took on good faith initially what the Aviation Press printed.

Sure, circumstances change and what actually eventuates may not be what was initially planned, but to say people “just assumed” at the outset is just plain incorrect.

Regards,

BD

Yes, I don’t disagree. Always pretty clear what was happening with the first two.

I think the possible confusion alluded to by @elanshin was the additional A330 (mentioned at the article above). That’s in addition and starting life as dry lease from the get go on HNL and SIN.

The other article suggested those first two have been through the paint shop already and back in QF livery.

 

[BD1959]

Yes, I don’t disagree. Always pretty clear what was happening with the first two.

I think the possible confusion alluded to by @elanshin was the additional A330 (mentioned at the article above). That’s in addition and starting life as dry lease from the get go on HNL

The second article also talks of ongoing delays with B787 deliveries - I’m guessing (yes assuming!!) that these further delays were not foreseen - or confirmed - when the original leases were arranged.

Good to see QF actually being quite dynamic with respect to being able to adjust/increase short-term capacity.

Regards,

BD

 

[Harrison_133]

VH-QPL is currently positioning from Brisbane to Sydney.

 

[mbe1510]

VH-QPL is landing in Sydney this evening from Brisbane as QF6014 ahead of entering into service as a dry lease.

 

[moa999]

Looks like it's operating QF81/82 Friday and QF83/84 Saturday, alongside a QF291.

 

[Harrison_133]

VH-QPL is currently en-route on its first flight to Singapore as QF81.

 

[tdimdad]

I wonder if they kept the seat arrangement which would include a set of Y Comfort seats from AY? They offered a few extra inches of legroom and for longhaul Y it was quite adequate (much comfier than the regular Y).

 

[SYD]

I wonder if they kept the seat arrangement which would include a set of Y Comfort seats from AY? They offered a few extra inches of legroom and for longhaul Y it was quite adequate (much comfier than the regular Y).

There’s been nothing mentioned about seat config changes.

I actually don’t recall anyone mentioning before those Y+ seats before. Hopefully they stay “secret”.

PM me with the rows!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I wonder if they kept the seat arrangement which would include a set of Y Comfort seats from AY? They offered a few extra inches of legroom and for longhaul Y it was quite adequate (much comfier than the regular Y).

They had them on the wetleases, and the seat map is the same for the wet and dry leases.

Aerolopa shows the seats… first few rows, centre only, of the economic cabin.