Schedule Reduction?

[mr did]

I have heard the engineers have notification of scheduled service reductions in CGD (3 a week on the bus instead of daily) and LHR (one service cancelled or reduced)from May onwards.
Any news from a less reliable source? A flight ops manager for example?

[Gigaboomer]

I have just returned from LHR and heard the same thing from the ground staff there, 253/254 will be cancelled from May. Not sure how reliable this is though.

[ACMS]

Well we have to cancel flights dont we, how else could they give us any LWOP !! There wont be enough crew to fly otherwise!!

dopes

[Beta Light]

Not one spare seat in first/business/economy plus one on the jump seat.

Same for CX 252.

[oicur12]

My wife is a monthly on CX business class across the pacific from HKG. Both US coasts.

The business class fare booked through American Express travel (full fare) has almost halved in 12 months.

[oicur12]

The price is largely dictated by the market. The business can control volume or price but not both in an effective way.

[spannersatcx]

Can't remember all the schedule reductions, certainly LHR, CDG and FRA in europe affected.

Flts are full (it is easter!) but no yield.

[CXtreme]

CX staff travel have not halved. The Lufthansa crew pay half my fare on staff travel though. Domestic and international.

[AnQrKa]

USA to HKG return full fare business class can be picked up for less than 5000 greenbax.

You reckon cx are making money right now?

doubt it.

[Kitsune]

LHR~SYD 515 pounds return today's paper.......

[quadspeed]

...pushed back the delivery of two Boeing 777-300ERs to next year. ...talking to Boeing and Airbus to see if it’s possible to defer more deliveries and we’re also looking at what to with leased aircraft - whether to not renew leases that expire, or to try and re-lease them at much more favourable rates

With the classic fleet being disbanded, 747BCFs parked in the desert, 5x 773 gone, confirmed deferment of 2x 777er and a yet-to-be-disclosed amount of 747-800s and 777ERs, plus whatever leases we let expire, its gonna be very, very nasty.

Even I can figure this one out.

[iMad]

quad: They want to get rid of the 5 772s, but so far nothing has come through yet..

[geh065]

CX253/257 to be cut apparently. Also CDG down to 10 a week and one daily SYD cut too. Thats for starters.

[CXtreme]

LHR~SYD 515 pounds return today's paper.......

Have you tryed to get seats at that price??
travel agent said it's VERY limited per flight..... if only we could pay $50 / barrel

[Kitsune]

It's not a problem, and if you're willing to go etihad etc it's even cheaper....

[fly123456]

oh, damn, CDG down to 10 a week. Wasn't it the case until what... a week ago, when they increased to a twice daily flight?

So not a big change then.

[ACMS]

The latest from Engineering is that we wont park the 777-200's. They are too good to sit in the desert. We will reduce their flying perhaps or use them for charters.

[propje]

Simple economics, cut capacity so you create demand which in turn increase the ticket price..........

[Avius]

Vermin, Good Post....

finally some rational thoughts on this thread. Agree with you entirely.

[Kitsune]

Avius

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