Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

[Harrison_133]

Qatar are positioning 4 777s to Brisbane today from MEL, PER and SYD for what appears to be storage.

 

[LionKing]

Qatar are positioning 4 777s to Brisbane today from MEL, PER and SYD for what appears to be storage.

Here's one of them.

Meanwhile, I don't understand why QF is not upping PER-CDG to A380 or push PER-FCO for early start to seize the huge demand for Australian travellers to go to Europe at the moment.

Wouldn't it will work with scrapping MEL/BNE-LAX and terminate JFK service at AKL instead of continuing into SYD would have freed up some planes to make it happen?

QF3/4 can use B738 for SYD-AKL leg instead?

 

[I love to travel]

Qatar are positioning 4 777s to Brisbane today from MEL, PER and SYD for what appears to be storage.

They ME have to use every bit of their goodwill and get established Asian airports to become hubs for the Kangaroo route and European airports for Africa routes. I don't see how they fix ME to Europe but at least it will give them some flying, Sure they are competitors but if this drags on, they might not have a viable airline for a while. So they should be working together to keep things going as best they can for as many planes as they can

 

[RooFlyer]

Qatar are positioning 4 777s to Brisbane today from MEL, PER and SYD for what appears to be storage.

That would be a strange destination for storage, wouldn't it? Being damp and all that. Maybe temp until they get ?ASP sorted?

 

[Rembrandt]

They ME have to use every bit of their goodwill and get established Asian airports to become hubs for the Kangaroo route and European airports for Africa routes. I don't see how they fix ME to Europe but at least it will give them some flying, Sure they are competitors but if this drags on, they might not have a viable airline for a while. So they should be working together to keep things going as best they can for as many planes as they can

The problem the airlines will be dealing with very soon is the supply supply of jet fuel. Many airlines could go under due to this war. In the short term finding alternative hubs is a bit of an afterthought.
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[MELso]

You mean under EU261, or otherwise? QR not being a European carrier, and all that ,I wouldn't think had obligation under 261 for an itinerary originating out of Europe.

EU261 applies to non-EU carriers where the journey originates in the EU.

 

[transpactraveller]

Qatar are positioning 4 777s to Brisbane today from MEL, PER and SYD for what appears to be storage.

If only they were on better terms with Qantas to wetlease a few of them like the Finnair deal.

Brisbane does seem an odd choice of places to store them.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

You mean under EU261, or otherwise? QR not being a European carrier, and all that ,I wouldn't think had obligation under 261 for an itinerary originating out of Europe.

In the context of the post I was replying to, and as referenced above by MELso, eu/uk261 will apply for award seats issued by VA on QR departures from the UK/EU.

And QR is honouring those requirements.

 

[RooFlyer]

In the context of the post I was replying to

Thanks - just wanted to make sure, for my own benefit. Never had to contemplate rights wrt cancelled international flights before.

 

[justinbrett]

Brisbane does seem an odd choice of places to store them.

I doubt it's long term storage. I'm sure they could do that much cheaper closer to home.

There's a lot of engineering capability and hangars at BNE so for a short-medium term stay (< 1-2 months) it makes a lot of sense to me.