Originally Posted by
Blueskymine
Except where there used to be 380s/747s, there will be 787s. Where there used to be 330s, there will be 737s. Where there used to be 737s, there will be 717s, where there used to be 717s, there will be Q400s etc etc.
Qantas has a lot of flexibility with its fleet, over say a giant A380/777 operator or the like.
So in reality, Qantas will have a similar network with similar frequencies to what it had before. It’ll just fly smaller aircraft.
Yep spot on. 3 x week will be the new daily.
Large aircraft won’t be required unless of course these “travel bubbles” eventuate. I’m hypothesising here, but if say Thailand and Australia form a bubble, you may need a 380 running to Bangkok because the demand is centralised on a few specific approved countries and it’s the only place people can travel. Likewise Japan, Singapore etc. And then potentially use the 787 for long thin routes to countries in Europe like Austria and Germany.
QF obviously need to shift away from UK and US destinations, their traditional heartland. Might involve some loss making routes for a while but you can’t just sit on your hands forever (with aircraft sitting on the ground) and do nothing.