QF group changes

[Michael Morrison]

CHANGES TO QANTAS GROUP NEW ZEALAND, CHINA AND INDIA SERVICES SYDNEY, 17 February 2009: The Qantas Group today announced changes to its New Zealand, China and
India operations.

New Zealand from 10 June 2009, Jetstar will commence New Zealand domestic services and Qantas will cease operating its New Zealand domestic network Qantas will introduce changes to its trans-Tasman services and flights to the United States from Auckland, increasing frequency and improving connections for international
customers, including to New York China Qantas Sydney-Shanghai A330 services will increase to seven per week (daily) from 31 March 2009. Qantas Melbourne-Shanghai services (currently two per week) will cease from 31 March 2009. Qantas Sydney-Beijing services (currently three per week) will cease from 17 April 2009. India Qantas three-times-a-week Mumbai services will operate via Singapore from mid-May, with connections from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide (Qantas) and
Cairns and Darwin (Jetstar).




http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20090217/pdf/31g2q6hq8jzmhq.pdf

Interesting that PEK gets cut.

Seems there is alot of A330 International capacity being used domestically now as well - I guess this is where the JQ 330's would have been deployed if they had received 787's by now. It just sow happens international demand is down, so they can use the international 330's.

NZ is interesting. I wonder how successful JQ will be against Pac Blue.

[David Ramsay]

From the NZ Herald website (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10557201)

Qantas revamps trans-tasman routes

12:00PM Tuesday Feb 17, 2009

Qantas has announced changes to its trans-tasman services, dropping weekend flights from Wellington to Brisbane but increasing flights to and from Auckland.

The Australian airline today launched its attack on the New Zealand domestic market, with its budget subsidiary Jetstar offering services from June 10 between Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown for as little as $29 one-way.

Jetstar will replace existing Qantas domestic services, and the change means Qantas will no longer offer services to Rotorua.

Further changes include a new international schedule to and from New Zealand:

- changes to timing of the daily Auckland-Los Angeles service to provide a connection to Qantas' daily New York service;

- Melbourne-Auckland services increasing from two to three flights per day;

- Sydney-Auckland services increasing from four to five flights per day;

- cancellation of weekend services between Brisbane and Wellington.

The remainder of the Qantas' trans-Tasman services will remain unchanged.

"These changes are about adjusting our schedules to meet the needs of those markets alongside our own need to generate reasonable returns on our operations," said Qantas Group chief executive Alan Joyce.

"The Qantas Group is performing well in this difficult environment, but we are not immune from the need to address under-performing routes."

New Zealand was a key market for the Qantas Group and the changes would consolidate its presence here, following expansion of its Auckland telephone sales call centre to service the United Kingdom, South Africa and United States, he said.

Joyce said that from June 10, Qantas' New Zealand subsidiary, Jetconnect, which operates a fleet of B737 aircraft under the Qantas colours, would focus its operations on the Tasman.

"Jetconnect's current fleet will be progressively upgraded, initially with three new next generation B737-800s to be delivered between September and November."

It will see the last B737-300s retired from the Qantas fleet.

Qantas will codeshare on the new Jetstar domestic New Zealand service for all customers holding a Qantas international and/or trans-Tasman sector in the same itinerary.

"Group employment levels will increase, however there will be an impact on Qantas jobs in Christchurch and, to a lesser extent, Wellington," Joyce said.

"There will be some opportunities for Qantas and Jetconnect employees to take up positions with Jetstar. For those who do not, we will offer appropriate separation packages and support."

[lloyd fox]

Cancellation of BNE-WLG weekend flights actually means

Withdrawl from BNE-WLG altogether as they only fly on weekends.

A win to Pacific Blue and Air New Zealand.:o

[Brad Myer]

Good to see QF adding more SYD-AKL and MEL-AKL flights.

[Jon Harris]

Is the AKL-LAX flight now dedicated and no longer originating in MEL?

[Malcolm Parker]

Is the AKL-LAX flight now dedicated and no longer originating in MEL?

Not necessarily. The growth from 2 to 3 times daily to Auckland ex Melbourne will necessitate that QF 25 leave at about 0700am instead of about 1050am. This leaves about 2 hours or so to connect with the QF107 service to NYC. This timing is of course for the Northern 2009 Summer schedule.

So that will be the first of the day to Auckland. The second MEL-AKL service will be appropriatly time to around the middle of the day and the evening service unchanged.

[Matt R]

Good to see QF adding more SYD-AKL and MEL-AKL flights.

They dropped my favourite AKL-SYD flight (4pm-ish out of AKL) last year (or was it 2007?). I hope it's returning.

[Clarry S]

PB On sale to react

$28.95 AKLWLG and CHCWLG
$38.95 CHCDUD
$48.95 AKLCHC

Same travel periods

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

According to the QF schedules,

Sydney Auckland
QF141 SYD 0615 - 1120 AKL B734 Daily
QF055 SYD 0930 - 1430 AKL B763 Daily (Jetconnect flight according to QF schedules)
QF043 SYD 1115 - 1620 AKL B734 Daily
QF113 SYD 1450 - 1955 AKL B734 Daily
QF049 SYD 1810 - 2310 AKL B763 Daily

Auckland-Sydney
QF050 AKL 0550 - 0720 SYD B763 Daily
QF142 AKL 0845 - 1015 SYD B734 Daily
QF114 AKL 1225 - 1335 SYD B734 Daily
QF056 AKL 1555 - 1725 SYD B763 Daily (Jetconnect flight according to QF schedules)
QF044 AKL 1830 - 2000 SYD B734 Daily


Also you cant forget the daily JQ AKL-SYD-AKL flights.

JQ200 AKL 0715 - 0840 SYD A320 Daily
JQ201 SYD 0930 - 1435 AKL A320 Daily

Also the LAN cade-share daily flight.

Therefore this takes the toltal flights between AKL-SYD-AKL to 14

7 inbound (6 regular + 1 cadeshare) + 7 outbound (6 regular + 1 cadeshare)

[Michael Morrison]

So a reduction in QF mainline flying and more Jetconnect/JHetstar cheaper flying.

Hardly a surprise there!

[Kain C]

If you make a dummy booking on the JQ site, and then scroll down to search again, AYQ (Uluru) appears in the list of airports, with destinations DRW,CNS and PER. No actual flights appear however. Also, AYQ does not appear on the list on the homepage booking engine. So, it looks like they are starting flights to AYQ soon. Maybe an announcement on Monday?