Return of the Southern Cross Route to Europe??

[MarcB]

Just noticed on that QF agents site that they are advertising a fare ex-AU to Europe via USA. A check of E/F shows available fares too. This is something I have not seen for a while - it's even bookable on the QF website - although you need to do multi-city.

As an example of a BNE to LHR fare OLYAPEU routing includes:

1. BNE-BNE/MEL/SYD-AKL-PPT-DFW/LAX-BOS/CHI/DEN/DFW/LAS/LAX/
MIA/NYC/ORL/PDX/SAN/SEA/SFO/STL/WAS/YVR-AA/BA/QF-BOS/CHI/
DEN/DFW/MIA/NYC/ORL/PHL/PHX/WAS/YMQ-AA/BA/QF-LON

Although there are plenty via Canada and even South America too.

 

[Himeno]

Doesn't NZ still go to LHR via LAX? They cut their HKG-LHR route.

 

[MarcB]

Sorry - title should have read "Return of the QF Southern Cross Route to Europe".

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Nothing new here

 

[Isochronous]

QF codeshares with Air Tahiti on PPT-LAX. Don't think the codeshare extends to LAX-CDG though.

 

[MarcB]

Nothing new here

I disagree. I've tried to book this route with Qantas a few times in the last few years and all previous cheap Y fares (e.g.using BA ex-USA etc) had been removed.

 

[woodborer]

Nothing new here

New or not, I had no idea that the route even had a name! That's my random learning for the day.

 

[jb747]

Doesn't NZ still go to LHR via LAX? They cut their HKG-LHR route.

From NZ, that's the shortest route.

 

[Programme]

Interestingly, Qantas has a "Big Trip" sale on now - initially receiving the email it looked like that the fares were Australia/LAX/JFK/LHR, but clicking through the link it shows that the flights are via Dubai on the outbound leg.

Nonetheless interesting that they are promoting Europe via North America, albeit only in one direction.

The Qantas Big Trip Sale | Qantas

 

[777]

Interestingly, Qantas has a "Big Trip" sale on now - initially receiving the email it looked like that the fares were Australia/LAX/JFK/LHR, but clicking through the link it shows that the flights are via Dubai on the outbound leg.

Nonetheless interesting that they are promoting Europe via North America, albeit only in one direction.

The Qantas Big Trip Sale | Qantas

An olive branch to BA that doesn't break the EK deal?

 

[harvyk]

An olive branch to BA that doesn't break the EK deal?

Could be... Hadn't thought about it like that, but when I did some dummy bookings yesterday pretty much all the transatlantic flights options where BA metal.

 

[medhead]

Interestingly, Qantas has a "Big Trip" sale on now - initially receiving the email it looked like that the fares were Australia/LAX/JFK/LHR, but clicking through the link it shows that the flights are via Dubai on the outbound leg.

Nonetheless interesting that they are promoting Europe via North America, albeit only in one direction.

The Qantas Big Trip Sale | Qantas

I'd say this is part of that promo, just that the emails examples aren't the only options.

 

[Himeno]

Could be... Hadn't thought about it like that, but when I did some dummy bookings yesterday pretty much all the transatlantic flights options where BA metal.

BA and QF had a joint RTW fare, the "Walkabout" fare IIRC. Did that end with the JSA?