Qantas A380 refurbishment news and updates

[Kangapom]

SYD-JNB will not be daily with the A380....service reduces from daily to 4x's weekly.

Still increases seats per week from 1652 to 1940....

 

[ben95]

scheduled to fly SYD-HKG later this month and back in early March. The seat maps still shows the old 2-2-2 J configuration. whats the chances that it’ll be substituted with an aircraft with the retrofitted configuration?

 

[TheInsider]

scheduled to fly SYD-HKG later this month and back in early March. The seat maps still shows the old 2-2-2 J configuration. whats the chances that it’ll be substituted with an aircraft with the retrofitted configuration?

Unlikely - there is no spots available for them to start fitting the new seats.

 

[lovestotravel]

 

[RooFlyer]

Damn. There goes my A380.

Nick is the head of Int’l cabin crew. Seems an odd person to be making this announcement.

 

[Lynda2475]

Glad the 787 is sticking for SYD-HNL.

 

[pagingjoan]

Damn. There goes my A380.

Nick is the head of Int’l cabin crew. Seems an odd person to be making this announcement.

An internal message to staff?

 

[lovestotravel]

Damn. There goes my A380.

Nick is the head of Int’l cabin crew. Seems an odd person to be making this announcement.

Internal memo

 

[moa999]

Eight A380s now.. but only seven by October?

 

[mrflyby]

Eight A380s now.. but only seven by October?

OQL is likely going in for it's refurb during the off peak season then.

 

[D747]

OQL is likely going in for it's refurb during the off peak season then.

Does that mean 3 will be in refurb simultaneously? When will the next one be back in service?

 

[RooFlyer]

Internal memo

Thanks. Ah ... to the cabin crew team I guess.

 

[RooFlyer]

So, I've just checked my booking. Yes, time changes, seat gone and seat selection 'ineligible due to a schedule change' (don't they mean aircraft change? )

 

[jb747]

Thanks. Ah ... to the cabin crew team I guess.

Gawd I had that "team" rubbish. Cabin crew is all you need. Invariably, when any form of management starts talking about a team, it's a precursor to some form of shafting. It's just another bit of meaningless MBA speak.

 

[RooFlyer]

Gawd I had that "team" rubbish. Cabin crew is all you need. Invariably, when any form of management starts talking about a team, it's a precursor to some form of shafting. It's just another bit of meaningless MBA speak.

Yes … my bad. I’m with you when brain in gear.

 

[moa999]

OQL is likely going in for it's refurb during the off peak season then.

Oct isn't quite peak.. but what are they doing with OQA and OQC at the moment.

 

[RSVKanga]

Oct isn't quite peak.. but what are they doing with OQA and OQC at the moment.

I think OQA is still in the United Arab Emirates, and has been there since late 2021.

 

[Ansett]

It's been in Abu Dhabi since Nov 23.

 

[TheInsider]

Oct isn't quite peak.. but what are they doing with OQA and OQC at the moment.

OQA can't get staff or room to fit in the works. Every other airline is more important than the miniscule QF requirement. Money talks.

 

[oz_mark]

OQA can't get staff or room to fit in the works. Every other airline is more important than the miniscule QF requirement. Money talks.

Mostly sounds like their complete and utter failure to manage their fleet over many years is biting them in the bum.