Qantas Project Sunrise goes ahead, 12 new A350-1000s ordered

[justinbrett]

A big issue: It will be 24 hours (at least) from time you leave home until time you disembark.

That extra few hours will see a sharp rise in the percentage of passengers who need to poop. And hence the amount of time the toilets are occupied.

It will accelerate towards the end of the flight. Last 2 hours there will be massive queues and a lot of people will be left hanging as seatbelt sign goes on for descent.

Anyone sitting within 10 rows of the toilets is going to have people standing next to them for long stretches.

State of toilets will be miserable.

I’m not sure it’s going to be much different to the current QF1 / BA16 flights. I don’t see hundreds of pax running for the loo as soon as the aircraft lands in SIN. There are lots of toilets on these aircraft and people will use them during the flight as they do now.

On any long haul flight there are queues for loos before landing, but that’s mostly pax getting changed / brushing teeth etc.

 

[markis10]

This thread is in the gutter!

 

[RooFlyer]

as the SC earn will be terrible!

at a cost of what? 3 hours...

Also the cost of a lot more dollars. The cost per SC will be higher.

When it eventually gets going and priced, beyond some initial promo period, it will be interesting to see how much per minute saved the direct flight costs.

 

[justinbrett]

Also the cost of a lot more dollars. The cost per SC will be higher.

When it eventually gets going and priced, beyond some initial promo period, it will be interesting to see how much per minute saved the direct flight costs.

Booking SYD/LHR return J fares is already a terrible way to earn status. At a reasonable 10K, it’s about $18/SC.

These fares won’t be for the status runners (although it might be better on a DONE4 or ex AKL).

 

[RooFlyer]

I’m sure our parents lamented the loss of the HNL stop on the way to the US but now it is normal.

Sure, but the alternatives since then are the Circle Pacific Fares. When I was shuttling to and from Calgary regularly, a Circle Pacific stopover night in Tokyo or Hong Kong was my preferred option. And of course it was a lot cheaper than Qantas direct over the Pacific, which the company I was contracted to, loved. Even used to pay my night's dinner and accommodation and still be well in front. Win-win. In fact, when the MD found out, he also used it.

I can't remember the last time I did straight-across and return to Nth America - early 2010s?

I know its been aired before, but I just can't get my mind around non-business people paying (a lot) more (a premium price, as they've said) to arrive in London 3 or 4 hours earlier. A blip, even in a 2-3 day stopover, let alone a holiday of a few weeks. They'll do it, but I won't understand why.

I’m not sure it’s going to be much different to the current QF1 / BA16 flights. I don’t see hundreds of pax running for the loo as soon as the aircraft lands in SIN. There are lots of toilets on these aircraft and people will use them during the flight as they do now.

The difference is about 8 hours. I reckon most people prefer not to use aircraft toilets if they can avoid it either at all, or a second time. The extra flight time means more people will not be able to avoid using the loos maybe a second time in flight. Not saying its going to be a problem (but we shall see), but I don't doubt that it will happen. YMMV and I know you'll want the last word.