| James Smith |
23rd August 2023 02:02 PM |
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Sydney-Bali – larger Airbus A330 aircraft will replace daily Boeing 737 flights from October this year with more premium seats and fully-flat beds in Business Class.
Sydney-Auckland-New York – following the successful launch of the new route in June this year, flights will increase from four per week to daily from August 2024.
Sydney-Johannesburg – for the first time Qantas A380s will operate to South Africa from July 2024, nearly doubling capacity during peak periods.
Melbourne-Los Angeles – capacity will increase by around 20 per cent with more A380 flights on the route from July 2024.
Sydney-Los Angeles – flights will increase from eight to nine per week from July 2024, operated with a mix of 787 and A380 aircraft.
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Interestingly, the timing of QF 11 will change to a late afternoon departure from SYD (17:15), presumably so that the A380 operating from JBN can operate to LAX, giving a rotation of SYD-JNB-SYD-LAX-SYD six days of the week from July, 2024.
Also, SYD-DPS will be upgauged to an A330 from October, 2023. This must therefore be a squeeze to fit the increased number of seats within the QF group share of the bilateral agreement. Jetstar has replaced B788s with A321LRs with reduced seating, but have replaced a daily B788 with twice daily A321LR from Sydney, although still with a B788 thrice weekly, which is also an increase in seat numbers. Has the bilateral agreement with Indonesia recently been renegotiated? |
