Jetstar from the green man's mouth
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Jetstar from the green man's mouth
Whether it was alcohol speaking or the need to boast, the little green man had a lot to say in the public arena at the weekend.
JQ will be commencing a daily AM A320 services from Sydney to Nadi return. Apparently Virgin is getting a stangle hold on the route and GD wants to rope them in. TAnalternative was for Air Pacific to overnight a flight in Sydney, however that would not work economically. JQI and Air Pacific will be working closely together on commercial arrangements such as product.
The introductory fare for JQI will be $299.
Ho Chi Ming is a definite. Bangkok, Honolulu and Phuket seem to be the other start up ports.
There has been some trouble with QF regarding A330 enginering.
In response to a question regarding the Fin Review article on Friday, he laughed as he said, "even Chris will tell you he is a bully".
JQ will be commencing a daily AM A320 services from Sydney to Nadi return. Apparently Virgin is getting a stangle hold on the route and GD wants to rope them in. TAnalternative was for Air Pacific to overnight a flight in Sydney, however that would not work economically. JQI and Air Pacific will be working closely together on commercial arrangements such as product.
The introductory fare for JQI will be $299.
Ho Chi Ming is a definite. Bangkok, Honolulu and Phuket seem to be the other start up ports.
There has been some trouble with QF regarding A330 enginering.
In response to a question regarding the Fin Review article on Friday, he laughed as he said, "even Chris will tell you he is a bully".
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Hmm, there is a lot being said about HNL for J*International, I would be surprised if they would go there.
Their target market obviously will be for those lookin for a cheap flight, as well as a chap holiday.
Considering the demographics of those pax who already fly there (newly-weds and nearly-deads) I doubt those people would want the J* product. The other factors I see against HNL would be the cost of accommodation for tourists isn HNL is very high (compared to Asian ports), the cost of exepenses ie food, entertainment, activities there is also comparitively high, ruling out the backpacker market.
The Asian destinations such as Phuket, Vietnam, Cambodia etc would be more in line with the target market. It would also allow cheap labour hire (ie cabin crew) in each port, again this would not be the case in HNL, or other US cities. There is a strong rumour that J* will have their cabin crew based mostly overseas
Just some thoughts !
Their target market obviously will be for those lookin for a cheap flight, as well as a chap holiday.
Considering the demographics of those pax who already fly there (newly-weds and nearly-deads) I doubt those people would want the J* product. The other factors I see against HNL would be the cost of accommodation for tourists isn HNL is very high (compared to Asian ports), the cost of exepenses ie food, entertainment, activities there is also comparitively high, ruling out the backpacker market.
The Asian destinations such as Phuket, Vietnam, Cambodia etc would be more in line with the target market. It would also allow cheap labour hire (ie cabin crew) in each port, again this would not be the case in HNL, or other US cities. There is a strong rumour that J* will have their cabin crew based mostly overseas
Just some thoughts !
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MEDIA ALERT
QANTAS GROUP ANNOUNCEMENT
QANTAS, JETSTAR, AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES
INTERNATIONAL ROUTE NETWORK
Tuesday, 11 April 2006
9.30 am
Media are invited to attend a media conference with the Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Mr Geoff Dixon, and the Chief Executive of Jetstar, Mr Alan Joyce.
Media conference to commence at 9.30 am
Jetstar Head Office
Level 2, 473 Bourke Street, Melbourne
I think this will possibly be the end of Australian Airlines.
Shall be interesting.
QANTAS GROUP ANNOUNCEMENT
QANTAS, JETSTAR, AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES
INTERNATIONAL ROUTE NETWORK
Tuesday, 11 April 2006
9.30 am
Media are invited to attend a media conference with the Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Mr Geoff Dixon, and the Chief Executive of Jetstar, Mr Alan Joyce.
Media conference to commence at 9.30 am
Jetstar Head Office
Level 2, 473 Bourke Street, Melbourne
I think this will possibly be the end of Australian Airlines.
Shall be interesting.
Nunc est bibendum
Nothing definitive on AO yet but the media seem to think that it's the death knell of AO!
Roo axes leisure offshoot
From: By Steve Creedy
April 11, 2006
QANTAS'S first Asian expansion play has proved a failure, with the flying kangaroo expected to announce today the axing of its Cairns-based leisure brand, Australian Airlines.
Australian's distinctive ochre planes will be repainted and returned to Qantas mainline operations from mid-year as the company concentrates on launching its low-cost Jetstar International.
It is understood Qantas officials believe Australian's demise was necessary to wipe the slate clean and allow it to concentrate on its twin-brand philosophy.
The decision to drop the Australian brand will be announced at a press conference in Melbourne today which will also reveal Jetstar's international routes to Asia.
Job losses among the airline's staff of more than 400 are expected to be negligible, with most staff being absorbed by the mainline operations.
The five all-economy Boeing 767s will be converted to two-class configurations and the airline is expected to retain Australian's base in Cairns.
Qantas announced in February it was restructuring its management and that it would group its flying businesses under the Jetstar and Qantas brands.
Jetstar is about to formally seek approvals to fly the routes from November and to change its air operators certificate to fly widebody, two-class A330 aircraft.
A Jetstar spokesman said the strategy would be targeted at Asian and Asia-pacific destinations 10 hours or less from Australia.
"They are a mixture of new markets for the Qantas Group and seeking to put capacity into markets that we see have high growth potential," he said.
But Australian has also been struggling for some time and failed to reach the growth targets initially set for it.
Launched in October 2002, the all-economy airline was designed to operate on routes considered too marginal for Qantas to fly profitably.
Australian's launch plans had envisaged the carrier would operate 12 aircraft within two years but its plans were undercut by the combined effects of the SARS epidemic, terrorism and war.
Revised expectations called for a sixth Boeing 767 to be added by last year but high fuel costs torpedoed even that modest expectation.
Its lower cost base also failed to prevent a 2005-2006 first-half loss before interest and tax of $6.9 million.
That compared with a profit of $8.5 million in the first half of 2004-2005.
Capacity fell by 1.9 per cent after the airline cancelled flights to Bali and suspended services to Sabah, in east Malaysia, while traffic fell by 7.2 per cent and passenger loads dropped 3.9 percentage points.
Today's announcement comes as Air New Zealand has threatened to walk away from talks with Qantas if it cannot conclude a deal on trans-Tasman co-operation this month.
The airlines are reportedly close to finalising a code-sharing deal on the Tasman but comments over the weekend by Air NZ chief executive Rob Fyfe suggest frustration at the pace of negotiations.
Sources close to the negotiations report that it has come down to a single sticking point.
Mr Fyfe repeated comments at the airline's half-yearly results that progress was slow.
"The process has been going on for some time and we haven't moved at the pace I would like," he told Auckland's Sunday Star-Times.
"We will get to the point where I will move on.
"I would be hopeful that we'll make a decision this month whether there's an opportunity to do something with Qantas or there's not."
Mr Fyfe also indicated the airlines' plan could involve significant capacity cuts.
He noted each flew five Auckland -Sydney services a day, typically at the same times and with passenger loads of 60 to 70 per cent.
He suggested that if the airlines pooled their aircraft and together flew eight times day, they would reduce costs and produce better profits and improved pricing to customers.
From: By Steve Creedy
April 11, 2006
QANTAS'S first Asian expansion play has proved a failure, with the flying kangaroo expected to announce today the axing of its Cairns-based leisure brand, Australian Airlines.
Australian's distinctive ochre planes will be repainted and returned to Qantas mainline operations from mid-year as the company concentrates on launching its low-cost Jetstar International.
It is understood Qantas officials believe Australian's demise was necessary to wipe the slate clean and allow it to concentrate on its twin-brand philosophy.
The decision to drop the Australian brand will be announced at a press conference in Melbourne today which will also reveal Jetstar's international routes to Asia.
Job losses among the airline's staff of more than 400 are expected to be negligible, with most staff being absorbed by the mainline operations.
The five all-economy Boeing 767s will be converted to two-class configurations and the airline is expected to retain Australian's base in Cairns.
Qantas announced in February it was restructuring its management and that it would group its flying businesses under the Jetstar and Qantas brands.
Jetstar is about to formally seek approvals to fly the routes from November and to change its air operators certificate to fly widebody, two-class A330 aircraft.
A Jetstar spokesman said the strategy would be targeted at Asian and Asia-pacific destinations 10 hours or less from Australia.
"They are a mixture of new markets for the Qantas Group and seeking to put capacity into markets that we see have high growth potential," he said.
But Australian has also been struggling for some time and failed to reach the growth targets initially set for it.
Launched in October 2002, the all-economy airline was designed to operate on routes considered too marginal for Qantas to fly profitably.
Australian's launch plans had envisaged the carrier would operate 12 aircraft within two years but its plans were undercut by the combined effects of the SARS epidemic, terrorism and war.
Revised expectations called for a sixth Boeing 767 to be added by last year but high fuel costs torpedoed even that modest expectation.
Its lower cost base also failed to prevent a 2005-2006 first-half loss before interest and tax of $6.9 million.
That compared with a profit of $8.5 million in the first half of 2004-2005.
Capacity fell by 1.9 per cent after the airline cancelled flights to Bali and suspended services to Sabah, in east Malaysia, while traffic fell by 7.2 per cent and passenger loads dropped 3.9 percentage points.
Today's announcement comes as Air New Zealand has threatened to walk away from talks with Qantas if it cannot conclude a deal on trans-Tasman co-operation this month.
The airlines are reportedly close to finalising a code-sharing deal on the Tasman but comments over the weekend by Air NZ chief executive Rob Fyfe suggest frustration at the pace of negotiations.
Sources close to the negotiations report that it has come down to a single sticking point.
Mr Fyfe repeated comments at the airline's half-yearly results that progress was slow.
"The process has been going on for some time and we haven't moved at the pace I would like," he told Auckland's Sunday Star-Times.
"We will get to the point where I will move on.
"I would be hopeful that we'll make a decision this month whether there's an opportunity to do something with Qantas or there's not."
Mr Fyfe also indicated the airlines' plan could involve significant capacity cuts.
He noted each flew five Auckland -Sydney services a day, typically at the same times and with passenger loads of 60 to 70 per cent.
He suggested that if the airlines pooled their aircraft and together flew eight times day, they would reduce costs and produce better profits and improved pricing to customers.
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Any truth to the rumour that CASA has concerns with Jet star International flying a330's,(the ETOPS requirements etc), or is this just another figment of someone's overactive imagination.
Or was that QF flight ops manager just having a go.
Or was that QF flight ops manager just having a go.
