DRW - BNE in just 12:35

[SJF211]

As I quite often find myself doing I was looking through the QF DRW timetables for my trips next year and spotted QF1889 (which until the end of October was the DRW-CNS flight number and is now CNS-BNE) from DRW to BNE in addition to the daily QF825 and thought oh great an additional service, however after looking at the arrival times I’ve been left a bit confused.

Upon closer inspection the flight has one stop in Cairns, no problems there but still takes a timetabled 12:35. DRW-CNS is 2:30 landing at 0945 local time before continuing to BNE at 1740 leaving 7:55 on the ground. This service operates one way (there is no QF1888) and I assume it will be different aircraft and crew operating each sector as there is a CNS-DRW flight at 1030 operating as QF1980 which the crew and a/c will likely operate back. Both individual legs as well as the full length flight are bookable.

Whilst by no means revolutionary I still found it interesting that they have chosen to schedule this as a “direct,” flight rather then just two seperate flights or if keep it as a direct service why not attach it to an earlier CNS-BNE service. This also would make it, to my knowledge QF’s longest stopover for a flight. Is there alot of demand for one way Cairns day trips? I’m sure there is a reason but it’s obviously above my pay grade.

 

[Franky]

As I quite often find myself doing I was looking through the QF DRW timetables for my trips next year and spotted QF1889 (which until the end of October was the DRW-CNS flight number and is now CNS-BNE) from DRW to BNE in addition to the daily QF825 and thought oh great an additional service, however after looking at the arrival times I’ve been left a bit confused.
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Upon closer inspection the flight has one stop in Cairns, no problems there but still takes a timetabled 12:35. DRW-CNS is 2:30 landing at 0945 local time before continuing to BNE at 1740 leaving 7:55 on the ground. This service operates one way (there is no QF1888) and I assume it will be different aircraft and crew operating each sector as there is a CNS-DRW flight at 1030 operating as QF1980 which the crew and a/c will likely operate back. Both individual legs as well as the full length flight are bookable.
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Whilst by no means revolutionary I still found it interesting that they have chosen to schedule this as a “direct,” flight rather then just two seperate flights or if keep it as a direct service why not attach it to an earlier CNS-BNE service. This also would make it, to my knowledge QF’s longest stopover for a flight. Is there alot of demand for one way Cairns day trips? I’m sure there is a reason but it’s obviously above my pay grade.

Can’t blame you…

 

[Saab34]

I always thought they did these pairings to simply dump pax on a connecting sector that perhaps isn’t as ‘peak’ as a more attractive earlier connection therefore increasing revenue. I’ve had this on some Sydney connections before, arrival was late arvo, but they didn’t offer a connecting flight during peak 5-8pm perio, only offered some later flight around 8/9pm.

At those prices you should get first dibs on any connecting flight no matter what time!

Alliance are notorious for being late so that would test ones patience if that connection was canned or delayed.

 

[Chrizztofa]

These flights look like they are bookable from Sun 29 March, when the schedules switch over to the Northern Summer timetable. I suspect someone has messed up when allocating / changing flight numbers in the system and this will be rectified well before the NS timetable comes into effect.