Singapore to beef up Australia flights

[cmon0005]

'As many A380s as we can' - Singapore to beef up Australia flights

hmm

 

[Must...Fly!]

Does anyone else get the feeling that all this expansion in to Australia is getting a bit ridiculous? It's great for us consumers don't get me wrong but there is a point where it is too much!! How are they going to fill these planes...

 

[yohy?!]

Does anyone else get the feeling that all this expansion in to Australia is getting a bit ridiculous? It's great for us consumers don't get me wrong but there is a point where it is too much!! How are they going to fill these planes...

Taking advantage of a weakened QF to dump capacity in the market to try and finish them off?

 

[maninblack]

Taking advantage of a weakened QF to dump capacity in the market to try and finish them off?

Quite right. I get 3 choices a day with SQ on MEL-SIN connecting to dozens of European and Asian destination and only one with QF which only takes me on to LHR or FRA and it costs more too. There is writing on the wall I'm afraid.

 

[SeatBackForward]

There is writing on the wall I'm afraid.

Qantas Board and Execs will say "see we told you so!"

 

[amaroo]

Quite right. I get 3 choices a day with SQ on MEL-SIN connecting to dozens of European and Asian destination and only one with QF which only takes me on to LHR or FRA and it costs more too. There is writing on the wall I'm afraid.

For many years CX have been servicing SYD-HKG with the nearest thing to 4 flights a day (27 flights week) and like SQ - offer a multitude of connecting destinations. The writing has been on the wall for sometime!

 

[Paddy55]

Qantas Board and Execs will say "see we told you so!"

Apart from Olympic sized whining, what are these folks doing about it?

 

[maninblack]

For many years CX have been servicing SYD-HKG with the nearest thing to 4 flights a day (27 flights week) and like SQ - offer a multitude of connecting destinations. The writing has been on the wall for sometime!

And the QF service to HKG is back to an A330. Back to the Singapore topic QF has one advantage over SQ in that their website works whereas SQ's does not. How can an organisation as large and successful as SQ have such a dysfunctional website

 

[jetlagger]

For many years CX have been servicing SYD-HKG with the nearest thing to 4 flights a day (27 flights week) and like SQ - offer a multitude of connecting destinations. The writing has been on the wall for sometime!

I also heard that the CX SYD/HKG/SYD has one of the most highest pax loading & profit yield to match. Especially for the forward cabin demand.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Apart from Olympic sized whining, what are these folks doing about it?

Ah therein lies the clever plan. Mock disbelief, much head shaking and crocoodile tears. Only possible option is to run more Jetstar to "save" the airline. But realistically, all its doing is buying them slighty more time, from a purely numbers point of view.

 

[lovestotravel]

This is not really news

SQ was always going to put a 2nd A380 on the MEL route
As for SYD is may see 1 more A380 as well

Old news

 

[jetlagger]

All QFi has to do is take a good hard look at its core product, improve & fine tune it ... & listen for a change.. Something AJ & the board of Cronies are not attuned to!

 

[docjames]

Quite right. I get 3 choices a day with SQ on MEL-SIN connecting to dozens of European and Asian destination and only one with QF which only takes me on to LHR or FRA and it costs more too. There is writing on the wall I'm afraid.

+ CX via HKG
+ EY/VA via AUH
+ EK via DXB

All have mulitple flights one stop to more destinations.



Any ideas why QFi is struggling???

 

[jetlagger]

Any ideas why QFi is struggling???

They are still living in 1980... ? Sadly

 

[smit0847]

This is not really news

SQ was always going to put a 2nd A380 on the MEL route

Old news

I thought they already did 2 x A380 and 1 x 777 each day?

 

[maninblack]

I suspect that ultimately the only QFi services that can survive and be profitable are high yield, low competition, long haul, non-stop such as ex Oz-LAX, DFW, HNL. They cannot compete against (largely government owned) airlines into Asia and Europe who have hubs in Asia and the Arabian Peninsula. Interesting corollary, how many European Airlines still fly here?

 

[mannej]

I suspect that ultimately the only QFi services that can survive and be profitable are high yield, low competition, long haul, non-stop such as ex Oz-LAX, DFW, HNL. They cannot compete against (largely government owned) airlines into Asia and Europe with hubs in Asia and the Arabian Peninsula. Interesting corollary, how many European Airlines still fly here?

British Airways is the only one I can think of?

Virgin Atlantic as well.

I am struggling to answer that question.

 

[SeatBackForward]

British Airways is the only one I can think of?

Virgin Atlantic as well.

I am struggling to answer that question.

Don't Lufthansa and Alitalia still fly here?

 

[mannej]

Don't Lufthansa and Alitalia still fly here?

Alitalia - not a chance.

LH, I think they codeshare from SIN to Oz. There was a LH bird in Oz within the last year, but that was to ferry around a music group.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Alitalia - not a chance.

LH, I think they codeshare from SIN to Oz. There was a LH bird in Oz within the last year, but that was to ferry around a music group.

Wow ok, I just took at quick look at the list of Intl depertures from SYD, and yeah only BA and Virgin Atlantic..otherwise all Asian, Middle Eastern or American airlines.