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Amendment to Qantas flight numbers (eff. 26 Oct)
Effective 26th October 2008, a number of Qantas mainline flight numbers will change, in order to:
- allow defined number ranges for ongoing ops (QF1-150) and supplementaries (QF151-199); and - increase the number of flight number pairs available for future use. The following services will be affected: Route Current New SYD-PEK QF191 QF105 PEK-SYD QF192 QF106 SYD-HKG QF187 QF87 HKG-SYD QF188 QF88 MEL-NRT QF179 QF119 NRT-MEL QF180 QF120 NRT-PER QF70 QF80 BNE-LAX QF175 QF15 LAX-BNE QF176 QF16 SYD-AKL QF189 QF113 AKL-SYD QF190 QF114 SYD-AKL QF163 QF141 AKL-SYD QF164 QF142 AKL-SYD QF40 QF50 MEL-AKL QF39 QF133 BNE-NOU QF99 QF89 Apologies if this has already appeared elsewhere. Will |
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wow thats interesting! i have always been a bit confused that there is a QF49 to LAX some days (three times a week) and i haven never come accross too many LAX SYD QF50's. And how does the QF8 get up to LAX?? Does the aircraft to the 49 up and the 8 back?
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I believe that on Thursdays, it goes as QF149 and returns as QF8 leaving LAX around 12.20pm. On the other days were QF149 operates, it leaves LAX around 11.55PM as QF150.
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oh yes sorry 149 not 49
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while the re-defined number ranges makes good sense,
it would be nice if the flight numbers could be changed, so they are allocated logically according in 'regions'. For example: SYD-HKG QF187 QF87 HKG-SYD QF188 QF88 BNE-NOU QF99 QF89 87,88 has absolutely no relations with 89 e.g. short sector vs medium (sort of), one is into asia, the other is intra-oceania |
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There was some logic to it. I think it was when Qantas took over Australian Airlines they had a major adjustment of the flight numbers with international services QF1 to 99, I think. I would need to look through my old timetables to be confirm.
QF 33 to 39 used to be Melbourne to NZ, QF43 to 49 plus 40 were Sydney to NZ and QF 53 to 58 used to be Brisbane to NZ. QF flights to the Pacific, including PNG were in the 90s - QF91/92 Noumea, QF93/94 Nadi originally, before Melbourne to LA, QF 95/96 Port Moresby. Over the years this has all been dismantled with firstly Brisbane replaced by Melbourne to LA flights via Auckland, codeshare flights and Jetstar taking over a number of Qantas services to NZ from Brisbane and Melbourne. Qantas used to be so logical about their flight numbers that when they changed QF27/28 from Sydney to HK they made it QF127/128 to keep the 27/28 connection. |
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The latest change came about when QF started using T2 at SYD/YSSY, with QF400-1599 using T3 and QF1600+ using T2. Dave |
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