whats hapening on trans tasman?

[kiwitripper64]

Went to book day trip in May for AKL-SYD-AKL and wanted the usual early departure and evening return.
QF have scrapped the 18.20 return flight on some days. The starnage thing is that it is not even certain days, but a mishmash. (May Mon 3, Wed 5, Wed 12, Tue 18, Wed 19, Tur 20, Wed 28 )
So if you have a day meeting in Sydney on these days you have to finish in time to make departure of 15.00 or choose another airline. Hello, I am looking at you Air New Zealand with your larger space plus koru club seats.

has anyone heard why QF are abandining the evening flights. Is it a permanent thing?

 

[straitman]

Went to book day trip in May for AKL-SYD-AKL and wanted the usual early departure and evening return.
QF have scrapped the 18.20 return flight on some days. The starnage thing is that it is not even certain days, but a mishmash. (May Mon 3, Wed 5, Wed 12, Tue 18, Wed 19, Tur 20, Wed 28 )
So if you have a day meeting in Sydney on these days you have to finish in time to make departure of 15.00 or choose another airline. Hello, I am looking at you Air New Zealand with your larger space plus koru club seats.

has anyone heard why QF are abandining the evening flights. Is it a permanent thing?

I have not heard anything but an educated guess would have me say either lack of aircraft availability or lack of bums on the seats previously provided.

 

[markis10]

This is part of the transition to Jetconnect:

Auckland
AKL-SYD
From Saturday 01-May-2010 QF56/55 & QF49/50 will be operated by a Boeing 737-800 replacing the current Boeing 767-300.
QF49 doesn't operate on the following dates in May 03/04/05/12/18/19/20/26. With QF50 not operating on May 04/05/06/13/19/20/21/27.

Christchurch
CHC-SYD
From Sunday 28-March-2010 QF45/46 moves to a departure time 2hrs earlier than its current time.
Friday 30-April-2010 sees the last Boeing 767-300 service to CHC.
Saturday 01-May-2010 sees the 1st Boeing 737-800 service on QF45/46.

 

[kiwitripper64]

Thanks Markis10. So will evening flight be back post May?