Article: Qantas Shelves Plans for London First Lounge

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I imagine this new plan (and the old one) is likely to result in a downgrade for non first class passengers through the removal of a la carte service.

 

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Is there some connection with the reporting of Qantas scrapping the A380s? The sunrise A350s will only have 6 F seats and so far fewer F passengers once the A380s go.

Having said that, for an F passenger the current Qantas lounge is hardly a premium experience given how busy it is.

 

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Is there some connection with the reporting of Qantas scrapping the A380s? The sunrise A350s will only have 6 F seats and so far fewer F passengers once the A380s go.

Having said that, for an F passenger the current Qantas lounge is hardly a premium experience given how busy it is.

Qantas have indicated they will replace the A380 by early next decade. So, barring something happening, the end of the A380, is still some years away.

For a while, it seems likely there will be 20F seats into London (A380 + A350).

Given the shift in sunrise, potentially Perth swaps to a A350 and then F seats into London will be 12. So pretty similar to current.

 

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Qantas have indicated they will replace the A380 by early next decade. So, barring something happening, the end of the A380, is still some years away.

For a while, it seems likely there will be 20F seats into London (A380 + A350).

Given the shift in sunrise, potentially Perth swaps to a A350 and then F seats into London will be 12. So pretty similar to current.

There have been suggestions that Qantas will bring forward the date for getting rid of the A380s. See for example

Qantas poised to nix A380s

Joe Aston heads to the Airbus factory in Toulouse with Vanessa Hudson

www.rampart.news

 

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There have been suggestions that Qantas will bring forward the date for getting rid of the A380s. See for example

Qantas poised to nix A380s

Joe Aston heads to the Airbus factory in Toulouse with Vanessa Hudson

www.rampart.news

Yeah, but I don't know if early 2030s is the beginning or the end of the process. I imagine swapping from one fleet type to another, generally isn't an overnight thing... so unless they have a plane to replace the capacity or frequency with in the near future, they would just be ceasing routes. If QF announces they are canning the A380 earlier, how much earlier can the actually realistically do given delays in getting planes!

In any case, I imagine it has zero connection with not proceeding with a F lounge in London. Will probably end up with 12F into London each day - not much less than current.