Qantas to boost Melbourne-Los Angeles flights

[seritonin]

Really? Seasonal per-akl. Upgrade dfw to a380. Change lhr schedule. Upgauge bkk to 747 over summer...increase to zqn flights also I think. Must be others.

I agree with per-akl as a response to NZ 787 but the rest should've been done ages ago..

 

[Brettmcg]

I agree with per-akl as a response to NZ 787 but the rest should've been done ages ago..

Just because they "should have been done ages ago" doesn't NOT make them tactical responses though :S

 

[zarzuela]

It's a little disappointing that no award seats have been released even in Economy! I know it's peak season but come on Qantas!

 

[Brettmcg]

It's a little disappointing that no award seats have been released even in Economy! I know it's peak season but come on Qantas!

The flights/fares will only have just pushed through to GDS today. Be a little patient and see if anything opens up over the next week or so.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

I took United's "Royal Pacific Service" in F last year. The only thing 'Royal' about it was the FAs' ages close proximity to that of the current Monarch's!

I had one of those moments on a recent YYC/IAH flight in April.

We pushed back from the gate in preparation for de-icing & I saw a little old lady with a bun wearing a cardigan tottering up the aisle. I was expecting the cabin crew to tell her to sit down but at that moment she turned around & I realised she was the cabin crew!

As for their service I'd have to say that the J flight I did NRT/ORD upper deck on a UA 744 exceeded my expectations with excellent meals, comfy full flat seating & a great crew.

 

[harvyk]

How about they keep it a 747 and fly via AKL. I would happily position to mel for that flight vs a 737 if wanting QF metal.

That's exactly what QF25/26 was. QF's true international service across the tasman which then continued onto LAX. I used to fly that service a lot, and I used to always chose 25/26 MEL/AKL over pretty much any other option, even with it's OMG'clock departure from AKL.

 

[TheBOSman]

The flights/fares will only have just pushed through to GDS today. Be a little patient and see if anything opens up over the next week or so.

They have released a biz award seat on QF 101 in December, as well as some economy award seats, at least I see it available with AA miles anyway. QF has all of January zeroed out for awards across the Pacific to AA in all classes in both directions though.

 

[JohnK]

Loads must be up for QF, which is a good thing

Oh and wanting to hurt UA's new service also

United has upgraded the service to a 787-900 and Qantas is still dishing out the 787s to JQ.

By the way I still don't know whether the 787 is going to feel like the 747 in economy or the A330. I shall wait before making judgment.

 

[TheBOSman]

United has upgraded the service to a 787-900 and Qantas is still dishing out the 787s to JQ.

By the way I still don't know whether the 787 is going to feel like the 747 in economy or the A330. I shall wait before making judgment.

If it is UA, they are going 3-3-3 in the back. Compared to the 747 or 330 (UA doesn't have these though), it will be worse . No idea on QF of course, but can't see them doing anything other than 3-3-3 as well. All of the 787 carriers seem to be going that way unfortunately.

 

[straitman]

Or maybe do MEL-AKL-DFW instead of extra LAX service.

Or, dare I say it, MEL-SFO.

 

[MelUser]

Just had some Oct flights reschuled - 93 on Sat morning - now later and 94 on the following Friday now earlier

Luckily the self booked AA stuff still times in - 3 1/2 hours after 93 and 3 hours before 94

 

[dajop]

Just had some Oct flights reschuled - 93 on Sat morning - now later and 94 on the following Friday now earlier

Without checking the timetable, I wonder if this is a re-scheduling that was speculated on in a different thread (about shift in timing of QF9), to allow the aircraft operating 94 to turn around to become 93?

 

[JohnK]

If it is UA, they are going 3-3-3 in the back. Compared to the 747 or 330 (UA doesn't have these though), it will be worse . No idea on QF of course, but can't see them doing anything other than 3-3-3 as well. All of the 787 carriers seem to be going that way unfortunately.

If Qantas does 3-3-3 seating in economy on the 787 as well as having bassinets in the forward bulkheads that would be undesirable.

 

[TomVexille]

Or, dare I say it, MEL-SFO.

That's progressive, imaginative thinking. Obviously wouldn't fly at QF.

 

[JessicaTam]

Or, dare I say it, MEL-SFO.

Maybe MEL/SYD-SFO/YVR-YYZ/YUL to get to the north east.

 

[dajop]

That's progressive, imaginative thinking. Obviously wouldn't fly at QF.

To be fair to QF, UA opted for MEL-LAX over MEL-SFO, despite SFO being a much bigger hub for UA than LAX.

 

[TomVexille]

To be fair to QF, UA opted for MEL-LAX over MEL-SFO, despite SFO being a much bigger hub for UA than LAX.

So what you're saying is that the Australia-SFO market isn't as big as AFF seems to think it is

 

[Himeno]

So what you're saying is that the Australia-SFO market isn't as big as AFF seems to think it is

The QF hub in the US used to be SFO and they still own some real estate there.

 

[TheBOSman]

The QF hub in the US used to be SFO and they still own some real estate there.

Yes, but UA has a hub at SFO now and owns a lot of real estate there. Yet they went with LAX-MEL when they could easily have gone with SFO-MEL, and SFO theoretically has better connecting feed for UA than LAX (certainly better than QF would at SFO).

 

[Isochronous]

Does the SFO situation change with the AA-US merger?