Quantas , Gatwick to Melbourne
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Quantas , Gatwick to Melbourne
A friend of mine is flying Gatwick to Melbourne next Wednesday with Quantas, so just a quick querie around type of aircraft as he has been told it is a non stop flight which suggests A380
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They dont fly into Gatwick even (I think) on a codeshare.
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The only possible way I can see this happening is connecting with one of the arab airlines - there's NO direct flights from LGW to Australia as far as I'm aware.
Could be an Emirates with a short layover - these flights can sometimes be quicker than direct flights with a fuel stop-over from experience.
Could be an Emirates with a short layover - these flights can sometimes be quicker than direct flights with a fuel stop-over from experience.
Second all of the above (apart from the OP
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It's certainly not a non-stop flight. Qantas don't operate into LGW. I can't find any evidence of QF code sharing into LGW (doesn't mean they don't do it but I can't find it)...but, FWIW, Emirates are selling tickets for LGW-DXB-MEL.
).It's certainly not a non-stop flight. Qantas don't operate into LGW. I can't find any evidence of QF code sharing into LGW (doesn't mean they don't do it but I can't find it)...but, FWIW, Emirates are selling tickets for LGW-DXB-MEL.
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Qantas, Gatwick, non-stop.
At least two of these pieces of information appear wrong.
Are you sure it's Qantas, or is somebody looking at a two-letter code beginning with "Q", like ...oh, I don't know, "QR"
, and assuming wrongly that's Qantas?
At least two of these pieces of information appear wrong.
Are you sure it's Qantas, or is somebody looking at a two-letter code beginning with "Q", like ...oh, I don't know, "QR"
, and assuming wrongly that's Qantas?
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Secondly, Qantas doesnt do any non-stop flights into London (Heathrow).
LHR-SIN, LHR-HKG and LHR-BKK ! It would be pretty hard not to operate a non stop flight to at least one destination from the airfield of departure.
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Are you sure it's Qantas, or is somebody looking at a two-letter code beginning with "Q", like ...oh, I don't know, "QR" 
, and assuming wrongly that's Qantas?
, and assuming wrongly that's Qantas?
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Now should we get this travolting threat back on track with fact or fiction?
Hypothetically, if QANTAS were to start non-stop LON-Oz flights, is PER at the very least not within range of a 777-300ER / A35x, with generous seating configuration?
And, considering the current trend of Asian airlines operating into LGW as they can't get slots at LHR, is it not at least within the range of possibility, if not perhaps probability (BA, Oneworld) that such flights might occur?
If your friend has a crystal ball, fast forward 10 years, who knows where Battlefield Skies will take us?
Hypothetically, if QANTAS were to start non-stop LON-Oz flights, is PER at the very least not within range of a 777-300ER / A35x, with generous seating configuration?
And, considering the current trend of Asian airlines operating into LGW as they can't get slots at LHR, is it not at least within the range of possibility, if not perhaps probability (BA, Oneworld) that such flights might occur?
If your friend has a crystal ball, fast forward 10 years, who knows where Battlefield Skies will take us?
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Was going to suggest a feed through another mainland European airport, but can't think of one that would still be badged QANTAS. No service LGW-CDG or FRA, nothing with Oneworld heading to Asia from MAD, MXP is just U2/ZB, no interlining, BA to AMS might get you on to various places in Asia and the on to MEL with KL + partners, but they are Skyteam, how would that link with QANTAS?
Don't see it.
Don't see it.
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Now should we get this travolting threat back on track with fact or fiction?
Hypothetically, if QANTAS were to start non-stop LON-Oz flights, is PER at the very least not within range of a 777-300ER / A35x, with generous seating configuration?
And, considering the current trend of Asian airlines operating into LGW as they can't get slots at LHR, is it not at least within the range of possibility, if not perhaps probability (BA, Oneworld) that such flights might occur?
If your friend has a crystal ball, fast forward 10 years, who knows where Battlefield Skies will take us?
Hypothetically, if QANTAS were to start non-stop LON-Oz flights, is PER at the very least not within range of a 777-300ER / A35x, with generous seating configuration?
And, considering the current trend of Asian airlines operating into LGW as they can't get slots at LHR, is it not at least within the range of possibility, if not perhaps probability (BA, Oneworld) that such flights might occur?
If your friend has a crystal ball, fast forward 10 years, who knows where Battlefield Skies will take us?
however i think its highly unlikely that will ever be seen again, and especially from Gatwick as BA tend to only send routes to Gatters that operate to mainly leisure destinations.
Personally i think BA are missing a trick, but thats just me !
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CS,
My reference was more to QF operating into LGW than BA. I would still have thought neither was likely. The Asian carriers coming into LGW from SEL, BJS & HKG are doing so because they presumably either cannot obtain new slots at LHR, or because the cost of doing so is too high. It is easier for a Oneworld carrier to justify the extra expense of using LHR, as BA provide so many onward connections.
As you quite rightly point out, BA's LGW network isn't just mainly leisure, but it is also largely point to point.
My reference was more to QF operating into LGW than BA. I would still have thought neither was likely. The Asian carriers coming into LGW from SEL, BJS & HKG are doing so because they presumably either cannot obtain new slots at LHR, or because the cost of doing so is too high. It is easier for a Oneworld carrier to justify the extra expense of using LHR, as BA provide so many onward connections.
As you quite rightly point out, BA's LGW network isn't just mainly leisure, but it is also largely point to point.
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alas I think within a couple of years there will not be any BA or QF all the way through flight to Oz.
Once they both have the 380, the LHR/SIN/SYD will end up disjointed like the BKK has...
Once they both have the 380, the LHR/SIN/SYD will end up disjointed like the BKK has...
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CS,
My reference was more to QF operating into LGW than BA. I would still have thought neither was likely. The Asian carriers coming into LGW from SEL, BJS & HKG are doing so because they presumably either cannot obtain new slots at LHR, or because the cost of doing so is too high. It is easier for a Oneworld carrier to justify the extra expense of using LHR, as BA provide so many onward connections.
As you quite rightly point out, BA's LGW network isn't just mainly leisure, but it is also largely point to point.
My reference was more to QF operating into LGW than BA. I would still have thought neither was likely. The Asian carriers coming into LGW from SEL, BJS & HKG are doing so because they presumably either cannot obtain new slots at LHR, or because the cost of doing so is too high. It is easier for a Oneworld carrier to justify the extra expense of using LHR, as BA provide so many onward connections.
As you quite rightly point out, BA's LGW network isn't just mainly leisure, but it is also largely point to point.
You need to keep in mind with BA at LGW that they might not operate many feeder flights, however they do offer connections via BE as well
OZ/ the East would work for the OW airlines ex LGW in addition to the flights from Heathrow in my opinion. However they could well acheive the same by adding LGW-FRA on BA with onward connections via QF from FRA
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BA single daily to SYD
Reading in business traveller BA reducing Aus flights to a single daily flight via SIN from March and QF dropping Bangkok hub
I agree its sad to see a demise on this route; isn't there a window for a smaller plane operation to more destinations? aka open skies?
I agree its sad to see a demise on this route; isn't there a window for a smaller plane operation to more destinations? aka open skies?