JQ Domestic Changes

[Brad Myer]

Daily BNE-PER-BNE and OOL-PER-OOL as well as extra services on the SYD-PER-SYD route.

[Steve Jones]

I don't think OOL-PER is daily, looking at their website. I think 4x weekly.

Pretty awful back-of-the-clock times, but I guess that's typical for the LCCs into PER.

[Brandon Giacomin]

Effective December 10, 2010

Brisbane-Perth
JQ980 BNE 2015 PER 2355 A320 D
JQ981 PER 0035 BNE 0700 A320 D

Effective April 4, 2011

Gold Coast-Perth
JQ982 OOL 2100 PER 0045+1 A320 D
JQ983 PER 0125 OOL 0755 A320 D

Fares from $199 one-way

[Kain C]

Add to that a revamped MEL-PER and SYD-PER schedule (additional 4 flights per week each):

Effective October 31, 2010

Melbourne-Perth
JQ968 MEL 0715 PER 0825 320 x
JQ970 MEL 1400 PER 1510 320 x
JQ972 MEL 1500 PER 1610 320 .23.5.7

Perth-Melbourne
JQ969 PER 1105 MEL 1735 320 x
JQ971 PER 1650 MEL 2320 320 .23.5.7
JQ973 PER 2240 MEL 0510+1 320 x

Sydney-Perth
JQ984 SYD 0710 PER 0915 320 1..45.7
JQ988 SYD 2100 PER 2305 320 x

Perth-Sydney
JQ985 PER 1005 SYD 1720 320 1..45.7
JQ989 PER 2345 SYD 0700+1 320 x

[Jarden S]

Thats a lot of extra capacity from Perth and finally new flights to OOL they could also increase the CNS flight to daily too.

[Kain C]

It's only 4 per week extra for both MEL-PER and SYD-PER. The others listed above are existing services but retimed.

As for CNS-PER and CNS-ADL, well, they tried adding a couple per week extra to both of those in April, and it looks like it didn't really work because they prefer to have the aircraft sitting on the ground doing nothing!

[Jarden S]

But the OOL-PER is also a brand new route for Jetstar not an existing one.
So Perth gets 11 new JQ services a week.

[Jarden S]

I thought that a Gold Coast to Perth flight was not viable for any airline due to restrictions with OOL's runway which I am sure I read on this website a while back. So something has changed recently for it to be able to happen now. E.g. flights can take off with a full payload and with no weight restrictions.

[Kain C]

Its actually 22 new services per week (4 MEL, 4 SYD, 7 OOL, 7 BNE).

As for the runway, when DJ operated the route the 737 had to be weight restricted. But the runway has been upgraded since then. OOL has widebody non-stops to KIX, NRT, so OOL-PER shouldn't be a problem with a full narrowbody even with the winds.

[Jarden S]

I see thanks Kain C. All they need now is Gold Coast to Hobart