REX to transition to ATRs, start domestic jet ops
I think it just shows the absolute lack of marketing at play here, tomorrow you can get $120 fares all day, yet QF is asking $500+ after lunch, meaning you could be paying over $1000 for a Sydney to Melbourne return, economy, when Rex will only charge you $240 return. Now that means either Sydney siders are incredibly stupid, or they have no idea how much they are being ripped off, ie, they have no idea Rex is that much cheaper. And, to be honest, if you can afford to be paying $1000 return on Sydney - Melbourne - Sydney, then there is definitely no cost of living emergency...
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Or they’ve planned ahead and have already got themselves a cheap QF seat or they are wanting to travel at a time that falls into that 5-6 hour chasm between Rex’s last morning flight and their first afternoon/evening service.
Anyone guess as to why it looked booked out – ZL161 flew with over 40 empty seats, ZL171 had just shy of 70 empty seats. Rex ended up carrying a handful less than 1,120 pax between SYD-MEL for the day spread over 14 flights.
Or they’ve planned ahead and have already got themselves a cheap QF seat or they are wanting to travel at a time that falls into that 5-6 hour chasm between Rex’s last morning flight and their first afternoon/evening service.
Or they’ve planned ahead and have already got themselves a cheap QF seat or they are wanting to travel at a time that falls into that 5-6 hour chasm between Rex’s last morning flight and their first afternoon/evening service.
Yeah, I doubt that it jumped suddenly from $150 odd a seat to $500+. A lot of passengers have booked tickets well in excess of the Rex price, even if they didn't get to $500. To me that shows a very large number of punters are not shopping around, or are fooled that the loyalty programs might save them money. And to restate, if they are willing to pay an extra $400 to save 3 hours then there is definitely no cost of living problem here....
This paints an interesting picture.
<snip> To me that shows a very large number of punters are not shopping around, or are fooled that the loyalty programs might save them money. And to restate, if they are willing to pay an extra $400 to save 3 hours then there is definitely no cost of living problem here....
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I've run a lot of flights to regional centers where well known smaller party members are down the back and the major party members fly in on the same direct route via private charter or RAAF jet. There were a few major party members who went out of their way to only use regional RPT instead of charters, but only a few, and they made sure everyone around them knew they were supporting the 'local' airline.
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Really for the Qantas thread, but ordinary members of the public have become pretty much a sideshow for Qantas. Ordinary members of the public are to Qantas like GA is for the leased Commonwealth airports: An irritating legacy issue getting in the way of profits. (However, it must be acknowledged that profit can be made by Qantas out of ordinary members of the public by charging them in advance for services not provided (and of course from government handouts paid for by the public), and by airport lessees out of GA infrastructure by destroying it. Neat tricks!)
Yeah, I doubt that it jumped suddenly from $150 odd a seat to $500+. A lot of passengers have booked tickets well in excess of the Rex price, even if they didn't get to $500. To me that shows a very large number of punters are not shopping around, or are fooled that the loyalty programs might save them money. And to restate, if they are willing to pay an extra $400 to save 3 hours then there is definitely no cost of living problem here....
There's no actual $150 fares for QF until mid next week, and then they are suspiciously at only the exact same departure time as the Rex flights. The tab says there is some cheap fares earlier but when you click on the date its all a minimum of $200, even if you use your FF points you still have to pay half a Rex fare. The next few days are $500 except a few very late departures. There's a couple of J* $400 fares.
Loads on the 737 were all pretty much full yesterday out of Melbourne
Fairly quick turn around from last week, perhaps Mick can confirm this or find a flight with a sub 50% load anywhere on the jet network
Fairly quick turn around from last week, perhaps Mick can confirm this or find a flight with a sub 50% load anywhere on the jet network
You're welcome.
Rex moved just shy of 1,080 pax between Sydney and Melbourne yesterday over 8 flights; essentially full loads out of Melbourne, averaging 103 pax per flight going the other way.
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Anyone guess as to why it looked booked out – ZL161 flew with over 40 empty seats, ZL171 had just shy of 70 empty seats. Rex ended up carrying a handful less than 1,120 pax between SYD-MEL for the day spread over 14 flights.
Or they’ve planned ahead and have already got themselves a cheap QF seat or they are wanting to travel at a time that falls into that 5-6 hour chasm between Rex’s last morning flight and their first afternoon/evening service.
Or they’ve planned ahead and have already got themselves a cheap QF seat or they are wanting to travel at a time that falls into that 5-6 hour chasm between Rex’s last morning flight and their first afternoon/evening service.
Even the interstate trains get booked out during finals season for the right match combos, if you are not full on those days your marketing is worse than trains with no marketing....
Please be aware that the only seat map showing the actual load is the one that is produced for despatch. Any other map is showing only those pax who have prebooked their seats.
Those maps have routinely proven to be very accurate once the flight has been closed out in the relevant GDS. You can see the transition from pre-booked only to allocated seats from pre- to post-close out.
Someone told me this week the next 737 will be named after John Sharp including the rego?
Please tell me that was just a joke?
Please tell me that was just a joke?