Qantas Group to Launch WSI from 25 Oct and March 2027

[kamchatsky]

Managed to get on it... It went from $160 to $190 by the time I booked it.

Initially booked the inaugural Air NZ flight out of WSI. But this is 1 day earlier and earns 10 SC

I suggest you keep your Air NZ flight. You never know, JQ may cancel this flight at the last minute as usual.

 

[aleks12345]

is anyone booking the inaugural qantas flight from WSI on 28/3/27? Im guessing its QF1837 11:30 from WSI to MEL?

 

[dajop]

It's a shame that a project as grand as WSI will be sullied by its first ever flight being the orange cancer as opposed to a proper QF plane.

Really, probably matters very little and hardly what I'd call sullied. Quite on brand, really

[nb: to in case it's not obvious this is for comic effort, nothing more nothing less)

 

[Catweazle]

Well, QF doesn't fly to AVV do they? I'd guess this airport won't be so dissimilar, no? AVV was, and is, very much a JQ hub.

 

[aamslfc]

is anyone booking the inaugural qantas flight from WSI on 28/3/27? Im guessing its QF1837 11:30 from WSI to MEL?

Yeah, I'm on both legs - i.e. to MEL and back.

 

[ANstar]

Must say I did not expect such few flights from Qantas, but that speaks to issues started by their previous CEO who did not see a single aircraft that he ordered get delivered under his watch.

I think its part of QF's larger strategy. Get JQ to do the heavy lifting at WSI and leave SYD with its proximity to the CBD and superior international network to be the more premium airport. Over time with a slot restrained SYD, QF can move more JQ flights to WSI over time and free up those JQ slots to be utilised by QF. Keeps out competition at SYD and ensures WSI remains LCC dominated so as not to risk SYDs yield premium.

 

[Lucass]

Is VA likely to commence any routes to WSI? Seems like they’d be missing out if they didn’t have at least BNE and MEL connected

 

[Saab34]

Is VA likely to commence any routes to WSI? Seems like they’d be missing out if they didn’t have at least BNE and MEL connected

Unknown. Remains to be seen if they will sit back and watch it in the first year before committing, or now they have seen competitors schedules, launch a light ish schedule.

I think it might be smart to perhaps sit out for a year or two and go in when traffic starts to mature.

 

[RooFlyer]

I think its part of QF's larger strategy. Get JQ to do the heavy lifting at WSI and leave SYD with its proximity to the CBD and superior international network to be the more premium airport. Over time with a slot restrained SYD, QF can move more JQ flights to WSI over time and free up those JQ slots to be utilised by QF. Keeps out competition at SYD and ensures WSI remains LCC dominated so as not to risk SYDs yield premium.

Makes sense to me.