Qantas' New A321XLR

[MELso]

Me too actually, my SYD-PER shows no 35ABC with a toilet in it's place

My flight in May from MEL-SYD now shows the same. Wonder if it's the default now for all A321N flights regardless of the true loo situation?

 

[LionKing]

My flight in May from MEL-SYD now shows the same. Wonder if it's the default now for all A321N flights regardless of the true loo situation?

Maybe a sign the first 3 A321XLRs may be refitted with an extra bathroom sometime this year?

 

[elanshin]

Maybe a sign the first 3 A321XLRs may be refitted with an extra bathroom sometime this year?

More likely they're not going to be assigning OGA - OGC on transcon as OGD onwards gets delivered.

 

[alexczarn]

I'm in Yangon, Myanmar. All going well, I'll be able to pick this up with the ADS-B receiver I've got on my rooftop here (which also feeds in to Flightradar24, Flight Aware, etc.)
VH-OGD track should have it over head of me around an hour before arrival to Bangkok. Let's see.

An aside, Myanmar; cool.

 

[LionKing]

Breaking from Qantas FB Page - XLR will be flying International soon.

I hope either they are breaking up QF72/73 for 2x XLR daily or deploying into QF45/46.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

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Breaking from Qantas FB Page - XLR will be flying International soon.

I hope either they are breaking up QF72/73 for 2x XLR daily or deploying into QF45/46.

It'll just be Auckland or something ex Sydney.

 

[Chrizztofa]

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Breaking from Qantas FB Page - XLR will be flying International soon.

I hope either they are breaking up QF72/73 for 2x XLR daily or deploying into QF45/46.

I expect PER-SIN to go double-daily XLR at some point (to free up the A330 for retirement / longer range flights) but hopefully not until they get deliveries with the flat bed J. I know they've run a 737 on it before and it's only a five hour flight, but I'm not sure how they think they can compete with 4x daily SQ with a better J product.

Have QF maxed out their seat allocation on flights to DPS under the bilateral? Would that mean that if they put a XLR on the route they'd have to reduce frequency/capacity elsewhere?

 

[elanshin]

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Breaking from Qantas FB Page - XLR will be flying International soon.

I hope either they are breaking up QF72/73 for 2x XLR daily or deploying into QF45/46.

They posted photos

Qantas

Welcoming the newest member of the fleet into Australia ✈️🇦🇺 VH‑OGD “Bibbulmun Track”, our fourth Airbus A321XLR, arrived over the weekend after its journey from the Airbus factory in Hamburg, and...

www.facebook.com

 

[milehighclub]

OGD also has a curtain between Y and J, in addition to the third toilet in Y.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

OGD also has a curtain between Y and J, in addition to the third toilet in Y.

Lush

 

[dairyfloss]

OGD also has a curtain between Y and J, in addition to the third toilet in Y.

I can’t remember the last time the dividing curtain was closed on a QF single aisle segment (maybe they’re all removed?). Will that be changing?

 

[SYD]

I can’t remember the last time the dividing curtain was closed on a QF single aisle segment (maybe they’re all removed?). Will that be changing?

I only recall seeing them closed on QFi flights eg TT routes pre Covid.

But the last B787 a week or so ago (with Y+) didn’t even have the token J/Y cabin panel dividers let alone curtains.

 

[elanshin]

I think i booked OGD by pure accident.

MEL - SYD in a couple of weeks.

 

[fletty]

My SYD to BNE booking on Friday next week has changed to the 3 toilet seat map - so might be getting a fresh OGD!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Flew BA’s a319 LHR-AMS a couple weeks ago. Three rows of euro business (18 seats in total including blocked middles).

That left a *single* toilet for 126 economic passengers.

BA’s euro 319s only have two toilets, one at the front and one at the rear. Main cabin actively directed to the rear toilets, even with carts in the aisle. And bad luck if someone takes a bit longer… you’re all squeezed into the tiny galley area.

So 2 WCs for 180 would be…. heaven! (three WCs… what’s better than heaven?)

 

[jase05]

Flew BA’s a319 LHR-AMS a couple weeks ago. Three rows of euro business (18 seats in total including blocked middles).

The last few BA J flights I was on had anywhere from 6 to (I think) 10 rows of J. Staff kept well busy for the short flights but the loos got a good workout too