Jarden S
15th March 2010, 09:24 AM
QantasLink applies for Cairns-Port Moresby Route
From the australian aviation on March 12 2010
Qantas has lodged an application with the International Air Services Commission (IASC) seeking an allocation for QantasLink to operate services from Cairns to Port Moresby from July 2010.
The brief application notes that the airline seeks an allocation of 888 seats per week to operate 12 weekly services on the route using the 74-seat Bombardier Q400. Qantas has requested the allocation for five years, with the capacity to be fully utilised by December 31.
If the services are approved, it would put Qantas in competition with Air Niugini and Airlines of PNG between Cairns and Port Moresby. Qantas currently codeshares on the Air Niugini services, and it has not indicated if it plans to continue this arrangement once it services start
If this starts it will be the first international route for QantasLink. Can the market sustain an extra 12 weekly services as at the moment we have a least 3 daily flights CNS to POM 2 Air Niugini and 1 Airlines PNG when QF start it will go to 5 a day on most days. Competition will see a downward pressure on fares I expect.
From the australian aviation on March 12 2010
Qantas has lodged an application with the International Air Services Commission (IASC) seeking an allocation for QantasLink to operate services from Cairns to Port Moresby from July 2010.
The brief application notes that the airline seeks an allocation of 888 seats per week to operate 12 weekly services on the route using the 74-seat Bombardier Q400. Qantas has requested the allocation for five years, with the capacity to be fully utilised by December 31.
If the services are approved, it would put Qantas in competition with Air Niugini and Airlines of PNG between Cairns and Port Moresby. Qantas currently codeshares on the Air Niugini services, and it has not indicated if it plans to continue this arrangement once it services start
If this starts it will be the first international route for QantasLink. Can the market sustain an extra 12 weekly services as at the moment we have a least 3 daily flights CNS to POM 2 Air Niugini and 1 Airlines PNG when QF start it will go to 5 a day on most days. Competition will see a downward pressure on fares I expect.