Borghetti's progress: so far, so good

[smit0847]

You will see 777s being put into domestic service first I suspect.

I would expect to see JB flying the plane himself before I saw 777s on domestic (non-tag) legs.

 

[smit0847]

Borghetti's progress: so far, so good | The Age

PS thats a horrible photo of him - he looks like a rat!

 

[under the radar]

PS thats a horrible photo of him - he looks like a rat!

that is a weird pic/angle!!...(i cant post the various scenarios going through my mind when i first saw the pic) :shock:

 

[dk4]

I would expect to see JB flying the plane himself before I saw 777s on domestic (non-tag) legs.

Don't think he did last time http://www.australianfrequentflyer....rip-photos/trip-report-mel-syd-mel-34099.html

 

[Fruitcake]

You will see them being put into domestic service first I suspect.

My crazy dream when I saw 772 on the NIGS was for a "private" immigration/customs facility upstairs in the new T2 extension at SYD, so that VA long haul international could operate out of T2. Completely stupid idea (and although it might possibly work for outbound pax, but it would be all but impossible to manage inbound customs), but the marketing power of the only airline to have a single-terminal international-to-domestic transfer experience at SYD would be enormous.

 

[kevrosmith]

My crazy dream when I saw 772 on the NIGS was for a "private" immigration/customs facility upstairs in the new T2 extension at SYD, so that VA long haul international could operate out of T2. Completely stupid idea (and although it might possibly work for outbound pax, but it would be all but impossible to manage inbound customs), but the marketing power of the only airline to have a single-terminal international-to-domestic transfer experience at SYD would be enormous.

Sydney Airport proposed this as a concept back in Dec 2011.
Major changes for Sydney Airport | News.com.au
Sydney Airport - Corporate - Media Centre - Media Releases - Media Release Detail - New Vision To Integrate International, Domestic and Regional Services

However, I think there was a quiet withdrawal of the concept once some high level planning was done. It may still be on the long term cards.

EDIT: Hmmm... still current focus in August 2012... http://www.sydney.org.au/media/uplo...tation_Committee for Sydney_8 August 2012.pdf

 

[Fruitcake]

http://www.sydney.org.au/media/uplo...tation_Committee for Sydney_8 August 2012.pdf

"Sydney Airport requests that you do not distribute or re-publish this document."
^ Good thing the document is not on the internet!

That plan was indeed withdrawn just after that document was produced:
Sydney Airport scraps plans for alliance-based mega-terminals

That plan was for a pretty comprehensive rebuild of how the entire terminal operates, I was thinking of a very small facility.

 

[smit0847]

Don't think he did last time http://www.australianfrequentflyer....rip-photos/trip-report-mel-syd-mel-34099.html

I mean regularly scheduled services obviously, not promotional stunts.

 

[markis10]

I mean regularly scheduled services obviously, not promotional stunts.

Glad you qualified your post, I was not talking regular schedules but infrequent capacity solution flights, as that flight proved you need a domestic aerobridge to make it work, hardly a promotional stunt.

 

[Jousams]

My crazy dream when I saw 772 on the NIGS was for a "private" immigration/customs facility upstairs in the new T2 extension at SYD, so that VA long haul international could operate out of T2. Completely stupid idea (and although it might possibly work for outbound pax, but it would be all but impossible to manage inbound customs), but the marketing power of the only airline to have a single-terminal international-to-domestic transfer experience at SYD would be enormous.

If the entire VA pier was made 2 story it may be feasible.
However it would not fit DL,SIA,ANZ,EY & HL operations. Another pier could be built over the REX remote bays, but now I'm just getting ahead if myself.

 

[Sprucegoose]

PS thats a horrible photo of him - he looks like a rat!

yes quite rattish.......

it was selected by qantas pr !