QF A380 to San Fran

[Bernie P]

Originally Posted by Shameel Kumar

Looking at the QF website, that seems to be the case.

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Just going back to my question. I've seen in a thread at A.net that VH-OQB (MSN 015) has an estimated delivery date of 12 December. Any info' to confirm this and also any info' in regards to when an additional flight to LAX will come about from QF's second A380?

Shameel,

Reading between the lines here, but are you hoping for the VA 77W replacement to be a QF A380 now???

[Shameel Kumar]

Originally Posted by Bernie P

Shameel,

Reading between the lines here, but are you hoping for the VA 77W replacement to be a QF A380 now???

Umm... were we seperated at birth or something..


Yeah, now that VA's put me and my partner on a QF flight from LAX (QF12, the same flight number that the A380 operates to SYD), I'm hoping and praying that QF introduce another A380 flight to SYD by mid-December, except this time it being a weekend flight. Changing to the LAX-SYD Friday night flight is out of the question, and same for the LAX-MEL flight on Monday.. so hoping for a miracle that QF introduce a weekend A380 flight out of LAX!

Needless to say that not getting to fly the VA 77W was a huge disappointment for me..and the only thing which could somewhat make up for it would be a flight on the A380. Chances are real slim.. I know... and if it doesn't happen, then i'll be flying the good ol' 744.

There's only one other way that the VA 77W disappointment could be completely made-up for.. and that would be flying SQs 77W on their SYD-SIN-ICN-SFO routing... but haha..that's well outside my budget.

[James Smith]

The information from QANTAS when they announced the delay to the planned increased A380 LAX services was that QF11 operated by the A380 on WED & SUN ex SYD would be rescheduled from 02/01/09. I haven't seen any change to this revised date.

Sorry the news isn't better for you Shameel. It would have been a great consolation prize.

[Shameel Kumar]

Originally Posted by James Smith

The information from QANTAS when they announced the delay to the planned increased A380 LAX services was that QF11 operated by the A380 on WED & SUN ex SYD would be rescheduled from 02/01/09. I haven't seen any change to this revised date.

Sorry the news isn't better for you Shameel. It would have been a great consolation prize.

Thanks for sympathising James...and also thanks for the information.

I just had a quick look at the QF website, and sure enough there is a QF A380 flight out of LAX on a Sunday from 04/01/09 ...exactly 2 weeks after I arrive back in Sydney. Seems like it's just not meant to be... ah well.

So Boeing's delays cost me my flight with VA and their 77W...and Airbus' delays cost me a flight on QF's A380. Talk about unlucky.

Here's to hoping that there is a schedule change and that VH-OQB is put into service for QF11/12 the weekend before Christmas.