Originally Posted by
PoppaJo
I'm more interested in the fact that this is some sort of loophole to get extra Sydney services as they are capped at the maximum rights to Major Australian cities, hence adding a tag service to 'regional' Canberra as there are no restrictions.
What next? Doha-Brisbane-Cairns in order to fly to Brisbane.
This could end in tears. I'd be careful booking any of those new flights.
PoppaJo has hit it on the head.
QR have limited slots 'originating from and terminating in' SYD. This new Canberra flight originates from and terminates in CBR. They have the right to pick up passengers in the 'fuel' stop in SYD both ways. Therefore they now have a new SYD slot, without breaching their cap.
Smart move, it has nothing to do with CBR traffic at all. Just publicity in CBR, and a brand new SYD slot by default.
I assume they have little expectations of any major CBR traffic.