VA / QLink service changes - any updates?

[Rowan McKeever]

Hi All

Just curious with various announcements having been made in the past couple of months and nothing further said about them since... does anyone know:
* when VA will release the SYD-DRW schedule/release tickets;
* when QLink is putting the Q400 into Roma (now the airport upgrade is complete); or
* when QLink will announce its plans for the additional (BNE-based) 717s?

Cheers
Rowan

[Danny S]

I know that QLINK will release information regarding the 717s in BNE within the next week or so. They are in the middle of finalising schedules etc. I am under the impression that they will either compliment the chartered F100 services with an additional port or replace the F100.

[Rowan McKeever]

Cheers Danny! That's actually the one I'm most interested in.

[Anthony T]

Hi there

DJ1531 SYD0940 - 1350DRW 738 D EFF 02APR12
DJ1354 DRW1440 - 1925SYD 738 D EFF 02APR12

Now bookable

Cheers
Anthony T

[Rowan McKeever]

G'day Anthony

Thanks heaps, just saw that myself on their website (http://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/about-us/media/2012/VA-ANNOUNCES-DAR-SYD-FARES/).

Cheers
Rowan

[Anthony T]

Virgin are restarting the SYD-DRW route, although they are plugging it as a new route.

The previous service started on 14 June 2003 with B737-700 VH-VBI and the schedule was :

DJ737 SYD1700 - DRW2100 6 737 EFF 14JUN03
DJ739 SYD1930 - DRW2330 7 737 EFF 15JUN03
DJ739 SYD2040 - DRW0040+1 135 737 EFF16JUN03

DJ730 DRW 0110 - 0605SYD X35 737 EFF15JUN03

The first SYD-DRW was almost full with all seats occupied except 24DEF, I had those to myself, and complementary drinks fed to me on the way up by the great crew.:D
(belated thanks to Amanda Bolger)

Cheers
Anthony T