Why Doesn't Qantas fly to Kuala Lumpur?

[kpc]

I dont think Qf can compete with Mh on this route...from a cost perspective.

 

[elanshin]

I dont think Qf can compete with Mh on this route...from a cost perspective.

Well SYD/MEL - KUL is consistent more expensive on MH than SYD/MEL - SIN on QF in Y.

I suspect its more of a network and fleet issue more than cost/revenue.

 

[Himeno]

I suspect its more of a network and fleet issue more than cost/revenue.

Send the 321LRs to JQ and bring the 787-8s over to QF.

 

[kpc]

Well SYD/MEL - KUL is consistent more expensive on MH than SYD/MEL - SIN on QF in Y.

I suspect its more of a network and fleet issue more than cost/revenue.

If Qf started flying Syd/Mel -Kul, Im sure Mh would drop its price.

No competition for MH atm except for AK.

I often fly Syd-Sin-Kul on Sq award but will fly Mh Syd-Kul if I can get it with pts

 

[serfty]

Until around the turn of the century BA Flew LHR-KUL-SYD vv. before dropping the SYD legs.

There were some quite inexpensive fares around shortly beforehand..

Looking at an Oct 1996 timetable, Qantas flew:

QF31 SYD-KUL 1045-1620
QF31 KUL-SIN 1720-1810

QF32 SIN-KUL 1955-2055
QF32 KUL-SYD 2145-0910

 

[jase05]

I often fly Syd-Sin-Kul on Sq award will fly Mh Syd-Kul if I can get it with pts

We often fly MH and SQ J to/from ADL with points but have emptied out my QFF points and closing the account so next couple of trips will be with SQ on VA points but hopefully some Avios redemptions on MH early next year

 

[kpc]

Until around the turn of the century BA Flew LHR-KUL-SYD vv. before dropping the SYD legs.

There were some quite inexpensive fares around shortly beforehand..

Looking at an Oct 1996 timetable, Qantas flew:

QF31 SYD-KUL 1045-1620

QF32 KUL-SYD 2145-0910

Flew this in 1996 to attend a wedding.....booked through some discounted Asian TA, I did get it for $848 in Y

 

[Quickstatus]

’m just not sure it would be viable for QF

and JQ

 

[Quickstatus]

No competition for MH atm except for AK.

D7 provides stiff competition at the lower end
MH financial position turning around so maybe its LHR/MEL/SYD/AKL routes making some $$$
...


Didn't MH used to do KUL-CPT-EZE?

 

[NM]

Well SYD/MEL - KUL is consistent more expensive on MH than SYD/MEL - SIN on QF in Y.

I suspect its more of a network and fleet issue more than cost/revenue.

And I wonder how the prices compare for a return ticket purchased ex-Australia verses being purchased ex-Malaysia. Selling return fares from Australia to Malaysia to a mostly Australian demographic is likely priced higher than selling an Aussie holiday visit to a local Malaysian demographic ex-KUL.

 

[AIRwin]

Didn't MH used to do KUL-CPT-EZE?

It was KUL-JNB-CPT-EZE

 

[kpc]

It was KUL-JNB-CPT-EZE

That's a great route for many reasons