Qantas boosts international capacity, wet lease Finnair aircraft

[jase05]

They’ll need to sell them first!

They can’t just chuck a PE fitted plane on a route they’re not selling PE. Similarly, subbing a non-PE aircraft on a flight sold with PE is a good way to p’off PAX.

That’s one of the downsides of PE - inconsistent fleet configs can lead to involuntary downgrades - as we discovered a few months ago ex HNL…

Having never flown PE just out of interest what routes are the most popular for PE on QF?

 

[RSD]

Having never flown PE just out of interest what routes are the most popular for PE on QF?

I must admit I've never flown PE - its kind of the "lucky losers" prize when missing out on a J upgrade request - but I'm so unlucky that I never get PE either...

 

[justinbrett]

I must admit I've never flown PE - its kind of the "lucky losers" prize when missing out on a J upgrade request - but I'm so unlucky that I never get PE either...

Upgrading to PE is a terrible deal IMO, it’s almost the same points as J yet the revenue fares are usually max 50% of J. I never select PE for upgrades.

For cash bookings it’s a good deal, reduces your points for a J upgrade considerably and still a good option if you miss out. For a day flight I have no problem flying PE but it’s no substitute for J on an overnight flight.

 

[SYD]

Upgrading to PE is a terrible deal IMO, it’s almost the same points as J yet the revenue fares are usually max 50% of J. I never select PE for upgrades.

For cash bookings it’s a good deal, reduces your points for a J upgrade considerably and still a good option if you miss out. For a day flight I have no problem flying PE but it’s no substitute for J on an overnight flight.

Yep, we had a cracker fare SYD-HNL (return). J upgrade on points over and we were happy to do PE on the “day flight” home. Alas, the equipment swap meant we were in whY - which wasn’t awful.

RE where’s PE sold: anywhere there’s an A380, B787 and an AY A330.

 

[elanshin]

Having never flown PE just out of interest what routes are the most popular for PE on QF?

I'd say if QF had the aircraft almost all of their long haul and some of the medium haul would be prime targets. 8h+ and PE is a solid option to fly in when you don't have access to J easily. Lots of medium or slightly budget conscious companies would also allow PE but not J for longer travel.

So essentially all the US /Europe routes. On the medium haul routes, HKG and TYO are both traditionally had PE that don't now and can support it. I'd even say SIN should ideally have more PE too so that the QF1 /2 connection can be PE the whole way from the other cities.

 

[Himeno]

I'd say if QF had the aircraft almost all of their long haul and some of the medium haul would be prime targets. 8h+ and PE is a solid option to fly in when you don't have access to J easily. Lots of medium or slightly budget conscious companies would also allow PE but not J for longer travel.

So essentially all the US /Europe routes. On the medium haul routes, HKG and TYO are both traditionally had PE that don't now and can support it. I'd even say SIN should ideally have more PE too so that the QF1 /2 connection can be PE the whole way from the other cities.

They should have installed a small 14 seat PE cabin on the A330s when they changed out the J skybeds. Then all widebodies would have PE cabins and on the odd shorter routes where they don't want to sell PE, they could just sell that mini cabin as Y with the extra leg room surcharge which they already charge for selected seats.