Emirates keen to snap up flight slots - SMH 08 Feb 06

[Taildragger67]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/emirates-keen-to-snap-up-flight-slots/2006/02/07/1139074229738.html

The article states:
Since beginning services to Australia in 1996, Emirates has built up 5.7 per cent share of the international market. Qantas's share has fallen from 34.7 to 28.2 per cent in the past four years.

Now I'm no mathematician and I realise the timescales mentioned are a little different, but QF's share appears to have fallen by 6.5% of market share, meaning that most of its loss could be seen to have gone directly to... Emirates!! Especially as the bulk of EK's growth in Australia has been within the last four years.

The EK guy is bang on the cash when he says that most punters would prefer to go to their destination by the shortest route rather than back-track through the first world's most third-world airport (US airports excluded, of course!)

[Disco Stu]

the first world's most third-world airport

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[Taildragger67]

Disco,
With respect, Sydney has newer carpet, in colours other than a uniform grey (which I am sure BAA has employed to get visitors to the UK used to the outside environment in a thoughtful 'bring-the-outside-in' strategy... )

And a MUCH better arrivals duty free! (It sells Bundy - indeed grog of any sort :E - before 08.00, for a start... )

And WHY do the Pom passport people not wear a uniform?!

And so ends my 400th PPRuNe post!! :ok:

[Lord Snot]

Just LOVE the stench of mouldy carpet in YSSY international departure lounges....... :eek:

[ratpoison]

Yeah, well try smelling the filth and stench when you reach Dubai. Sydney is like roses compared to the cesspit.

[Lord Snot]

Are you talking about the stench of a thousand un-washed armpits in the airplanes they fly around or just the stench of the taxi-driver when you get there? :eek:

[qcc2]

i think another advantage is that EK has more or less unlimited access to european ports. you can transfer in dubai to some 23 destinations in europe.
qf is londoncentric and hasn't realised that a lot of business travellers dont want to put up with lost luggage, delays, rude groundstaff and many other travel headaches in heathrow. the red tail is trying to get more landing slots in europe but unfortunately they want more in london.

[halas]

qcc2 said:

..."business travellers dont want to put up with lost luggage, delays, rude groundstaff and many other travel headaches in heathrow"...

I don't think Dubai is any different at all!

halas

[palmdeira]

is it true that if EK add one more destination in australia thay get right to operate domestics there??

[halas]

No

halas

[A4G]

It's time Qantas got a kick up the backside. I'm sick of their monopoly over Oz skies as are many others. Other carriers must be allowed more access ro Oz skies to give the public better choice and competition. The public are not here to protect Qantas and it's share holders. Although you feel that we are some times. Instead we are stuck with a joke of an airline who's service has slipped to beyond recognition over a very short period. How Qantas put Jetstar on to the public in it's current mess is pathetic. Constantly late, zero service and stupid stuff like no allocated seating. I bet the people traveling with kids love this. And thew tickets are not that cheap. Turn up 1/2 an hr b4 dep and it's all over!! You've done your $. Unbelievable. Qantas has jammed one right up the Oz traveling public and made them feel like they've bloody done them a favour.
Let the other foreign carriers in and the cards fall where they may. Give us competition and service for a change.

[Centaurus]

I wish Emirates would fly Melbourne or Sydney to Chile. (Santiago). Currently waiting time to get a ticket out of Chile for Australia is 15 days due fully booked and LAN has the total monopoly.

[apacau]

You could go via Buenos Aires on Aerolineas...