OzJet - Business is tough just after 2 days in
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tinpis Bwahahaha. 
Eeerm chaps notwithstanding we may curtail our friend tinnys enjoyment shall we get back on thread? NOW.
Should I delete the irrelevant posts. eeeeerm yes.
But note: wrxsubby and Trevor lover without taking sides, you may note Mr Buzzy has a certain style as have many denizens, it is a mistake to make assumptions on it about anything .
Woomera
Eeerm chaps notwithstanding we may curtail our friend tinnys enjoyment shall we get back on thread? NOW.
Should I delete the irrelevant posts. eeeeerm yes.
But note: wrxsubby and Trevor lover without taking sides, you may note Mr Buzzy has a certain style as have many denizens, it is a mistake to make assumptions on it about anything .
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Anyways. Some of my bees tell me that things arent so bad at Ozjet. Things are actually looking better. My bees also confirm that Easter time is still set to be a bit of a milestone and a point where some decisions are to be made.
Good luck
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Play nice now please W
Good luck
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Play nice now please W
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Gentlemen and children, last warning, stay on thread or you and it's outa here and you can go play in the sandpit W
Mr Buzzy you should know better.
Woomera
WMr Buzzy you should know better.
Woomera
When you live....
Please don't kill the thread
Woomera,
It's an interesting thread that, although sailing close to the wind, will provide an interesting history of the airline if its successful.
How 'bout deleting the slanging matches and leaving the informative posts?
UTR
It's an interesting thread that, although sailing close to the wind, will provide an interesting history of the airline if its successful.
How 'bout deleting the slanging matches and leaving the informative posts?
UTR
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I can't remember if anyone has mentioned this in previous posts (and I could'nt be bothered to go back and read from the start) but can anyone comment on what the seats/in-flight service (if any) etc are like on Ozjet?
Just somewhat curious.
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Just somewhat curious.
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I flew ozjet on a MEL-SYD breakfast flight.
Seats were very comfortable, crew (half poms, from European Aviation I presume?) friendly and thoughtful (one pax near me was coughing and F/A brought glass of water without even being asked) and catering better than anything else you will get domestically.
No complaints from me. Pity I almost never fly MEL-SYD
Seats were very comfortable, crew (half poms, from European Aviation I presume?) friendly and thoughtful (one pax near me was coughing and F/A brought glass of water without even being asked) and catering better than anything else you will get domestically.
No complaints from me. Pity I almost never fly MEL-SYD
), but normal industry benefits a'la IATA (ID 90 etc.)
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Very VERY encouraging signs over the last couple of weeks. Some flights are actually FULL - that's right, 60 business seats occupied with people appreciating the OzJet way. Looking good!!
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I don't mean too sound negative and I wish the Ozjet boys luck however it's not difficult to fill an aircraft by cutting the guts out of your airfares. Making a profit in that situation can be an altogether different thing
I don't mean too sound negative and I wish the Ozjet boys luck however it's not difficult to fill an aircraft by cutting the guts out of your airfares. Making a profit in that situation can be an altogether different thing
I hope they do very well.
With Qantas/JS and Virgin it may as well be the TAA and Ansett duopoly. Boring Boring Boring.
Yes 2for1's aren't great but they do increase brand awareness and are probably more beneficial than say TV adverts that cost a fortune.
Good luck OzJet.
With Qantas/JS and Virgin it may as well be the TAA and Ansett duopoly. Boring Boring Boring.
Yes 2for1's aren't great but they do increase brand awareness and are probably more beneficial than say TV adverts that cost a fortune.
Good luck OzJet.
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Originally Posted by Al E. Vator
Yes 2for1's aren't great but they do increase brand awareness and are probably more beneficial than say TV adverts that cost a fortune.
Mind you, I think OzJet has completely missed the point on explaining the real value proposition to the punters, but that's another story. Perhaps the twofers will help some of the relevant SLF work it out and just maybe they'll tell their mates.
Not my idea of how to gamble the company's money on communicating the marketing message, but then I thought Minardi looked like a bad investment too.
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From todays press:
Ozjet upbeat about airline's future
7:23 AM January 24
The nation's newest domestic airline, Ozjet, is planning to announce its next capital city destination in the next few weeks.
Ozjet had to cut flights soon after its first trip between Melbourne and Sydney in late November and was forced to offer two-for-one tickets to put more passengers on its seats.
Ozjet chairman and founder Paul Stoddart says the business service airline has overcome its teething problems and flights between Sydney and Melbourne are running at around 50 per cent capacity, thanks partly to the two-for-one marketing ploy.
"We're seeing passenger loads really improve, to the point where we've had several full flights over the last week," he said.
Mr Stoddart says the next destination will be announced soon.
"It's a really close race between two capitals as to whether we launch a Brisbane or a Perth service next," he said.
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation spokesman Peter Harbison says longer haul flights may be more effective.
"There's probably a threshold of about two- to two-and-a-half-hours where people do actually start to feel that it's worth paying a bit more to get a comfortable seat," he said.
Mr Stoddart says the airline plans to have 24 flights a day between the nation's two major cities by late February.
Mr Harbison says late February will be crunch time.
"If the market then is going to come towards Ozjet, it may well be that it's got a future," he said.
Mr Stoddard says the business class service will be running 24 flights a day between Melbourne and Sydney by the third week in February.
Source: ABC
I have to agree with Uncle Festa when he said its easy to slash fares and fill seats....but to make a profit is another!
Ozjet upbeat about airline's future
7:23 AM January 24
The nation's newest domestic airline, Ozjet, is planning to announce its next capital city destination in the next few weeks.
Ozjet had to cut flights soon after its first trip between Melbourne and Sydney in late November and was forced to offer two-for-one tickets to put more passengers on its seats.
Ozjet chairman and founder Paul Stoddart says the business service airline has overcome its teething problems and flights between Sydney and Melbourne are running at around 50 per cent capacity, thanks partly to the two-for-one marketing ploy.
"We're seeing passenger loads really improve, to the point where we've had several full flights over the last week," he said.
Mr Stoddart says the next destination will be announced soon.
"It's a really close race between two capitals as to whether we launch a Brisbane or a Perth service next," he said.
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation spokesman Peter Harbison says longer haul flights may be more effective.
"There's probably a threshold of about two- to two-and-a-half-hours where people do actually start to feel that it's worth paying a bit more to get a comfortable seat," he said.
Mr Stoddart says the airline plans to have 24 flights a day between the nation's two major cities by late February.
Mr Harbison says late February will be crunch time.
"If the market then is going to come towards Ozjet, it may well be that it's got a future," he said.
Mr Stoddard says the business class service will be running 24 flights a day between Melbourne and Sydney by the third week in February.
Source: ABC
I have to agree with Uncle Festa when he said its easy to slash fares and fill seats....but to make a profit is another!
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Originally Posted by Uncle Festa
Guppy
I don't mean too sound negative and I wish the Ozjet boys luck however it's not difficult to fill an aircraft by cutting the guts out of your airfares. Making a profit in that situation can be an altogether different thing
I don't mean too sound negative and I wish the Ozjet boys luck however it's not difficult to fill an aircraft by cutting the guts out of your airfares. Making a profit in that situation can be an altogether different thing
I agree. But didn't Virgin Blue practically give away a huge amount of flights when they started as well. They appear to be doing ok....
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You are correct - Virgin is doing ok, however their success in no small way can be attributed to the demise of AN.
Today we have two very strong incumbents with deep pockets . . . .
You are correct - Virgin is doing ok, however their success in no small way can be attributed to the demise of AN.
Today we have two very strong incumbents with deep pockets . . . .