QantasLink 717s to have Business Class and will fly to Canberra

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by JamesL

I wonder how the SYD-GLT in the 400 is going...?

Good enough to require supplemental capacity in the form of a 717 the other day.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Brad Myer

No more 717s are available to purchase or lease atm

There are at least two available for lease and one for sale.

[Max C]

The 717 SYD-GLT was a charter.
738 did 2 x GLT-BNE runs today as well.

[Rowan McKeever]

Where are those three available from?

[Greg Hyde]

From QF Source:

December 23, 2013

QANTASLink B717-200 VH-NXN Positions for Gladstone – Sydney Extra.

QANTASLink Boeing 717-231 VH-NXN positioned Brisbane – Gladstone as QF6200 this morning in order to operate a Gladstone – Sydney extra as QF1956. The aircraft then positioned Sydney – Brisbane as QF6201.

QANTAS B737-800 VH-VZY Positions for Gladstone Extras.

QANTAS Boeing 737-838 VH-VZY positioned Brisbane – Gladstone as QF6100 this morning in order to operate a Gladstone – Brisbane extra as QF1351. The aircraft then positioned Brisbane – Gladstone again as QF6102 to operate a further Gladstone – Brisbane extra as QF1353.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Max C

The 717 SYD-GLT was a charter.
738 did 2 x GLT-BNE runs today as well.

Not a charter, in the case of yesterday and last week both flew under RPT flight numbers QF1956.

[Max C]

Definitely was a Charter.
QF1956-1959 are Charter flights
QF1700-1955 are RPT

Info is from the QF flight number range table, and I was there and spoke to the ground staff dealing with the flight.

[Rowan McKeever]

Does anyone know the EIS date for YQU?

Ta
Rowan

[Zac M]

Approx FEB15 the schedule ramps up again, that's not to say that the other two won't have stints offline before that though

[Rowan McKeever]

Thanks Zac!