Special Event Aviation Transport - AFL Grand Final

[Forg]

Could they pull off a stunt like what happened in the AllBlacks vs Sprinboks in Capetown
After all people paying good money for the flights.....

That’s what I was thinking, imagine how much cooler belly-tapping the MCG would be with A380’s, instead of A220’s or E190’s or whatever they used in ZA?!

 

[SydneySwan]

A lot of Dockers fans will be planning to fly in on the redeye, attend the GF, and fly back that night: no accommodation required!

Indeed - go to be back working on those wharves!

 

[LionKing]

While the MCG can hold ~100.000 people, the prior allocation of seats means seats allocated for the 2 team members in the final are in the 100's. Not 10 of thousands. Are 1000's of people who only go to the final and who do not go to games in the season nor are paid up member of a team.

I thought at least 10000 seats are allocated to members of both clubs?

 

[Forg]

I thought at least 10000 seats are allocated to members of both clubs?

Do they set them aside until they know who’ll be in it?

 

[moa999]

Do they set them aside until they know who’ll be in it?

Yes. Club members had the chance to apply a fortnight ago (when there were still I think 6 clubs in it) for seats costing anywhere from $150-550 (and you don't get to set a max)

 

[serfty]

While the MCG can hold ~100.000 people, the prior allocation of seats means seats allocated for the 2 team members in the final are in the 100's. Not 10 of thousands. Are 1000's of people who only go to the final and who do not go to games in the season nor are paid up member of a team.

There are up to 40,000 seats available for competing team club members and at least 16,000 depending on bookings from other groups such as AFL/MCC members.

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[markis10]

I thought at least 10000 seats are allocated to members of both clubs?

There are members and then there are members

 

[Daver6]

My physio who is a Dockers fan booked flights in March for the GF. She planned to just cancel them if the Dockers didnt make it. Smart lady!

MrsDaver6 is heading to Melbourne this week for work. Just looked at return flights now on Thursday. Well over a dozen QF flights at reasonable prices. Great opportunity for MEL based folks to head west. I reckon those flights will be half empty at best.

 

[AIRwin]

My physio who is a Dockers fan booked flights in March for the GF. She planned to just cancel them if the Dockers didnt make it. Smart lady!

Business or Flex?

 

[Human]

I reckon those flights will be half empty at best.

The emptiest flight I've ever flown was a MEL-SYD flight on a Friday evening in September last year when the Swans were playing a final at the MCG the next day. The plane was needed in Sydney so it could transport a full load of Swans fans down for the game.

I discovered that 737s can take off at quite an angle when they're almost empty!

 

[serfty]

Going back two decades or more, Qantas would schedule B747 to operate domestically at times of such demand; backfill prices were often quite discounted.

 

[LionKing]

There are up to 40,000 seats available for competing team club members and at least 16,000 depending on bookings from other groups such as AFL/MCC members.

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So there could be up to 45000 people coming from Brisbane and Perth to Melbourne, plus other fans who want to watch outside the venue.

I am sure that'd warrant A380s would it?

 

[cove]

We are flying in Wednesday from Adelaide and plan to use @Cruiser Elite recommended taxi service. Getting home we are going MEL-SYD-PER.
We booked early and have confirmed grand final seats.