QF9 to go via Singapore?
 

"Qantas’ decision to reroute its Perth-London QF9 flight to avoid Iranian airspace could mean adding a Singapore stopover to refuel the Boeing 787-9"

https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...ing-787-flight

A marginal route with 90 seats out of 236 not available commercially is a loss making route. Maybe Fort Fumble will threaten to sell this 787 too!

As was predicted this route is finely balanced. Despite much fanfare from the usual flag wavers and believers, another Grand Vision from Little Napoleon sees the Middle eastern hub abandoned, Perth London err Re-routed and QF9 via Singapore.
Another Fort Fumble random walk, from Singapore to Dubai and back again.

I daresay that should QF9 route via Singapore due to the situation in Iran, they will be doing so with full loads...

You are constantly on the attack. Yes the route is marginal but appears to have been working, no idea about the profitability. Yes taking 90 seats out would destroy any profit but so would getting shot down. Obviously when the route was planned avoiding a war zone was not required.

Damned if they do damned if they don’t with you.

I will eat my words if it reroutes through SIN and stays that way when the conflict allows more direct routing again. Now where is that 350.......

Correct, but would you pay a premium fare to now stop in Singapore instead of non stop?

Exactly. Rated De, what exactly do you think Qantas should be doing? Or are you only interested in hanging **** on Alan?

Interesting......Singas isn't really on the way.

I would recommend Dubai, but what would I know.

They may not need to - a fuel stop in Singapore would slash fuel costs for the route. Might be able to price it closer to QF1 and still be profitable.

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Well, not enough as it turns out. This afternoon Iran has publicly advised that it will attack Dubai and Haifa in the next round of escalation. Which will open the door to hell just a bit wider.

There are a few malcontents who believe that Qantas does nothing that's right, no matter the circumstances. Why don't they just STFU? :mad:

If you can believe the Flightaware website, both Qantas 9 &10 have been planned non stop. Over Afghanistan/India inlieu of over Iran/Iraq.

I guess they’ll take the loss of revenue today and tomorrow in order to position 787 crews up in SIN for the continuation of the service after the tech stop. Assuming that the belligerents keep playing tit for tat.

If you have to make a fuel-only stop, then Sri Lanka or India would make better logistical sense than Dubai

new crew would be needed for the continued sector due duty limits. It’s much easier to get crew to and from Singapore.

Or they could operate MEL-PER-SIN-LHR in an A380 and carry more than 3 times as many punters including First Class! :rolleyes:
…or skip PER altogether and do MEL-HKG-LHR. :)

I would be asking for a refund. Many still connect to this service from the East Coast. MEL-PER-SIN-LHR in a 787 is not something to look forward to.

Ask for your cash back and book SIA. A350/A380 combo to London is the best way over these days. I have not flown QF International in a while until they pick up their game.

Rather like QF prior to Little Napoleon's tantrum declaring the airline "terminal".
The load factors on the Perth London service are impressive, provided one ignores the net seat reduction.

The withdrawal from Frankfurt, Hong Kong (London) and Bangkok (London) with a hub switch to Dubai. The case present to the ACCC was dire, QF could not operate profitably nor compete.
Roll forward five years, the airline transformed, switched back to Singapore. Give it a little more time and the Network will be "grown" to reflect "customer preference" through Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong to London.
Throw in the Frankfurt or some other secondary European port and a five year random walk finds the airline right back where it started.

Genius!

Funny stuff.

The only problem with that is they will run short of crew as it’s not planned for, and I will add that’s not their fault.

Just as well I'm not still working in the call centre then