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Qatar Airways to return to Canberra
As of Oct 1st , Qatar Airways will be returning to Canberra . It will operate a Doha - Melbourne - Canberra service with a B777-300ER on a daily basis , the flight being QR988/ 989 . It previously operated a Doha - Sydney - Canberra service .
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It has been suggested that both Vic and the ACT used their attraction funds for this flight and tag that would have previously been the DOH-SYD-CBR-SYD-DOH A35K rotation.
It also suggests that the A380 will continue for SYD. |
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The arrival flight time, especially into Canberra is not very friendly. Arrival MEL 23:05; departs MEL 00:35; with arrival in CBR 01:50. Afternoon departure is much more convenient with the aircraft on the ground in CBR for over 12 hours.
More details of the new flight here: https://simpleflying.com/qatar-airwa...lia-schedules/ Source: Simple Flying |
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During the World Cup though, the flight to Canberra will switch to QR904 / QR905, which friendlier arrival / departure times in Canberra.
QR904 - DOH 1840 - 1855+1 CBR with stopover in Melbourne QR905 - CBR 2025 - 0535+1 DOH with stopover in Melbourne More reasonable arrival time and departure time I reckon. |
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It’s amazing I think , how the previous long layover at CBR was an uneconomical issue , however, now it’s acceptable to QR because of a “ strategic agreement “ with the VIC government. What’s they mean ? . Also it’s stated CBR offers great connections , who’s going to connect anywhere at 0200 hrs .
Dave C |
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Yes, I noticed the spin too. Just write the script to fit the circumstance, no matter if it contradicts previous comments. I presume that the Victorian and ACT "attraction" funds must be pretty substantial.
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Afternoon all,
Looks like Qatar has scrapped the Canberra flight. The 2nd daily flight to Melbourne will still go ahead, unsure of the new stopover point. https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...UTeCLXoieq5NOw |
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Has Qatar been granted an increase in its Australian capacity to allow the second flight into MEL to continue without the CBR extension?
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The register of capacity is offline so cant check, I thought it was open skies = no limit but not sure.
Last edited by MarkR; 29th September 2022 at 04:51 PM. |
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It looks like Adelaide is the connecting point according to the QR cargo website. The aircraft will route DOH-MEL-ADL-MEL-DOH. The Adelaide leg is cargo/ferry only, not a passenger service like the planned Canberra flight.
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