QantasLink Airbus A220 Discussion

Just flew on the 1 week old VH-X4J..., don't love the always delayed last A220 flight of the day.

An accurate comment, with QF1289, the 1930 hours SYD-MEL on four of its last six nights of operation having been 56, 51, 80 and last night about 30 minutes late at gate on arrival. Unfortunately, delays often build during the day. Across all Oz domestic airlines, around 0930-1000 hours is when delays tend to commence even if previous early morning flights were punctual.
 
An accurate comment, with QF1289, the 1930 hours SYD-MEL on four of its last six nights of operation having been 56, 51, 80 and last night about 30 minutes late at gate on arrival
To be fair to Qantas, they offered to move me to an earlier 737 flight to bypass the delay, however I declined since I wanted to ride the A220.
 
I wonder where they will start to go next year. Alliance appear to have the Embrear contract with Qantas for further two years.

Intra QLD hopefully next up.
 
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I wonder where they will start to go next year. Alliance appear to have the Embrear contract with Qantas for further two years.
Not sure they will last two years, contract renegotiations seem to have stalled.
 

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