Qatar launches WSI in December 2027

[antycbr]

QR to start WSI 3 weekly from 15 Dec *2027* then ramping up to daily, reported on breakfast TV this morning.

 

[luxury-lizard]

Ah, I heard the sam report and was thinking THIS December - too bad - was hoping for some great introductory prices.

 

[SeatBackForward]

QR to start WSI 3 weekly from 15 Dec *2027* then ramping up to daily, reported on breakfast TV this morning.

The LinkedIn post also provides this:

Operating three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, flights will leverage WSI's 24/7 operations with arrivals at 11:45pm and departures at 4:10pm.

I wonder if they have the times the wrong way around?

 

[antycbr]

The LinkedIn post also provides this:


I wonder if they have the times the wrong way around?

You’d have to think so!

 

[markis10]

From the QR press release
Qatar Airways flights to Western Sydney International Airport (WSI)
Starting 15 December 2027, flights from Doha will operate every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday:
Doha (DOH) to Western Sydney (WSI) – Flight QR906: Departure 01:40; Arrival 23:45
Flights from Western Sydney will operate every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday:
Western Sydney (WSI) to Doha (DOH) – Flight QR907: Departure 16:10; Arrival 23:00

 

[kerfuffle]

Will the planes have Q Suites though or are they going to do what SQ and QF are doing and use smaller planes

Edit: SMH says they're flying the 777 300ER. Yay, Q Suites!

 

[Saab34]

Will the planes have Q Suites though or are they going to do what SQ and QF are doing and use smaller planes

I doubt they will move away from what the entire of the Aussie network does.

 

[LionKing]

Qatar Airways plans flights to western Sydney from late 2027

The Gulf carrier will fly from Western Sydney International three times a week, making it the fifth foreign carrier to serve Australia’s newest airport.

www.smh.com.au

Q Suite may be available as it is operated by B777-300ER, and also it will have a late arrival time of 11.30pm.

3 days per week, ramping up to daily in 2028.

 

[Le_Champion]

Taking off at a similar time to VA1. Good option for those out west with a direct connection to Europe in that early morning bank of flights from Doha

 

[LionKing]

Taking off at a similar time to VA1. Good option for those out west with a direct connection to Europe in that early morning bank of flights from Doha

I think that means the plane is stationed in WSI for quite a long time.

 

[AIRwin]

I think that means the plane is stationed in WSI for quite a long time.

5th freedom somewhere?

 

[Harrison_133]

VA has confirmed to Executive Traveller that they will codeshare on QR's WSI services.

 

[SYD]

5th freedom somewhere?

AKL?

 

[LionKing]

AKL?

I hope so.

 

[justinbrett]

AKL?

That'd be interesting - VA codesharing on NZ from WSI to AKL, competing with QR.

 

[SYD]

That'd be interesting - VA codesharing on NZ from WSI to AKL, competing with QR.

Quite. Although I was merely speculating where they could get to with say a 1am dep from WSI to somewhere that’s presumably curfew free for a “sparrows” arrival and then turnaround. AKL probably works. Maybe NAN is technically possibly?

It’ll come down to the trade off costs or parking and underutilisation v sneaking in something.

 

[cambriamarsh]

AKL?

CHC?

 

[justinbrett]

Quite. Although I was merely speculating where they could get to with say a 1am dep from WSI to somewhere that’s presumably curfew free for a “sparrows” arrival and then turnaround. AKL probably works. Maybe NAN is technically possibly?

It’ll come down to the trade off costs or parking and underutilisation v sneaking in something.

Neither Australia or Fiji would grant 5th freedom to NAN - it's already capacity restricted between AU & FJ carriers (granted this doesn't apply to WSI, but that doesn't mean they'd hand out 5th freedom). I think zero chance of it happening - FJ doesn't even like QF operating routes like BNE etc.

I don't see any other Pacific islands being in play either.

 

[SeatBackForward]

There's also the possibility they're different aircraft, not necessarily the same one turning around, could be a touchdown at WSI then onto somewhere else, meanwhile another aircraft from elsewhere stopping at WSI on it's way back to Doha.

 

[Mwenenzi]

QR to start WSI 3 weekly from 15 Dec *2027* then ramping up to daily, reported on breakfast TV this morning.

WSI newsroom -- https://www.wsiairport.com.au/corpo...-set-fly-western-sydney-international-airport