Open sky policy AUSSIE STYLE
If one looks at a globe of the world as against a flat map and puts a piece of string on Sydney and the other on London, which city do you think the string goes closest to en-route? Singapore or Hong Kong? It’s Hong Kong by a country mile. While it still isn’t possible for any commercial aircraft to go Sydney – London non stop and carry a viable load, they will require a tech stop. Depending on the season I can see Hong Kong, Shanghai and Dubai being much more viable than Singapore. All these en-route destinations offer a unique stop over or final destination experience that frankly Singapore really can’t match.
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must agree with schnauzer,
if there is to be another carrier on the LAX route, the extra capacity should be offered to an airline based in australia,employing australians!!!
currently trans pacific ex australia, its one aussie carrier verus
air canada/united/air new zealand/hawaian and from
july, air tahiti nuie
so if the govt want any more competition on the pacific they should offer the rights to Virgin!
if there is to be another carrier on the LAX route, the extra capacity should be offered to an airline based in australia,employing australians!!!
currently trans pacific ex australia, its one aussie carrier verus
air canada/united/air new zealand/hawaian and from
july, air tahiti nuie
so if the govt want any more competition on the pacific they should offer the rights to Virgin!
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I was under the impression that Virgin Blue was looking at opening the route up, but at the same time I also read that Richard Branson was going to open the route up with a new airline, after PRK took control of Virgin Blue that was what was written in the Australian a few months back.
Question, what is stopping Virgin Atlantic from flying the pacific route, since they now use Sydney?
Question, what is stopping Virgin Atlantic from flying the pacific route, since they now use Sydney?
Reading certain posts on this thread demonstrates that pilots are just like everyone else.
When Bunnings starts selling power tools for $99 (made in China) instead of the $300 Australian original, do they walk up to the counter and start yelling "Stop selling this Chinese stuff! They are deliberately underpricing these goods and taking Australian jobs! This is a national scandal! It must be stopped! Australian jobs are at stake here! The evil Chinese will raise the price back to $300 when all Australian power tool manufacturers go under! It's a fiendish Asian plot I tell You!'?
Nope, they just say "Well well! We have a bargain here! I always thought that other Australian stuff was overpriced and now the Chinese have confirmed it for me!" Out comes the Visa card.
When I listen to Schnauser that is exactly what I hear, except we are talking about HIS job.
Schnaus baby, the rest of Australia doesn't care about QF. We suspect you have been milking us for all your worth for years and last years billion dollar profit proves it.
Keep hubbing out of Sydney.
Keep licking political backsides like you have done for years for protection. It should work, after all you have the Packer press behind you.
One day change will occur, and the longer you hold to your wet dream fantasies of controlling the market into and out of Australia, the more difficult and painful the eventual change will become.
Frankly I couldn't give a flying %^&$ about SQ direct to LAX. I prefer Emirates or SQ and break the journey somewhere. The thought of travelling cattle class in a QF A380 makes me want to vomit.
When Bunnings starts selling power tools for $99 (made in China) instead of the $300 Australian original, do they walk up to the counter and start yelling "Stop selling this Chinese stuff! They are deliberately underpricing these goods and taking Australian jobs! This is a national scandal! It must be stopped! Australian jobs are at stake here! The evil Chinese will raise the price back to $300 when all Australian power tool manufacturers go under! It's a fiendish Asian plot I tell You!'?
Nope, they just say "Well well! We have a bargain here! I always thought that other Australian stuff was overpriced and now the Chinese have confirmed it for me!" Out comes the Visa card.
When I listen to Schnauser that is exactly what I hear, except we are talking about HIS job.
Schnaus baby, the rest of Australia doesn't care about QF. We suspect you have been milking us for all your worth for years and last years billion dollar profit proves it.
Keep hubbing out of Sydney.
Keep licking political backsides like you have done for years for protection. It should work, after all you have the Packer press behind you.
One day change will occur, and the longer you hold to your wet dream fantasies of controlling the market into and out of Australia, the more difficult and painful the eventual change will become.
Frankly I couldn't give a flying %^&$ about SQ direct to LAX. I prefer Emirates or SQ and break the journey somewhere. The thought of travelling cattle class in a QF A380 makes me want to vomit.
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I really don't see how anyone could do it cheaper than Qantas anyway. Just go to their website and click on North America. They're giving away tickets for less than $900 round trip from LAX as it is. With the price of fuel now, I really don't see how they could make it any cheaper than it is.
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Question, what is stopping Virgin Atlantic from flying the pacific route, since they now use Sydney?
) the UK does not have the fifth freedom rights required to fly on from australia to the US... as they are a foreign owned carrier, these rights are required...
