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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Jul 2008, 02:01
Replies: 22
Views: 2,635
Posted By Tropicalchief

Dixon

The A380 has not been delivered nor the 787. SQ first class A380 ten seats, QF A380 fourteen seats. SQ business class new seats look a lot better than the seats to be fitted to QF aircraft.

Flew...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Jul 2008, 01:09
Replies: 22
Views: 2,635
Posted By Tropicalchief

Dixon

....and quite possibly one of the worst legacy carriers in the western world for customer service, on the ground and in the air.

SQ deserves all the accolades it gets because Dixon and his crew...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jun 2008, 07:41
Replies: 434
Views: 62,562
Posted By Tropicalchief

Trashing of a brand.

The "brand" was dead with the take-over of Australian Airlines/TAA by Qantas and the fact that James Strong was CEO of Qantas at the time. The replacement of Qantas management by Australian Airlines...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jun 2008, 22:23
Replies: 5
Views: 1,302
Posted By Tropicalchief

South Africa to South America.

Thanks everyone.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jun 2008, 02:18
Replies: 5
Views: 1,302
Posted By Tropicalchief

Direct air service South Africa/South America

Planning a round -the-world trip in the southern hemisphere. I cannot find any airline that flies from either Cape Town to Buenos Aries/Rio de Janeiro. The only connection I can find is via Houston....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th May 2008, 22:55
Replies: 42
Views: 10,154
Posted By Tropicalchief

Qantas Airbus A380

Everything we have come to expect from QF management. First Class looks about as comfortable as the current P/C cabin on 744, or a backpackers dormitory. Cramped and crowded, again. The decorator,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Apr 2008, 06:46
Replies: 21
Views: 2,303
Posted By Tropicalchief

CNS Airport.

Last year, the Cairns Port Authority made a $50 million dollar profit, due mainly to its airport operation. The current renovations to the domestic terminal is being funded by a federal grant given...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Feb 2008, 06:47
Replies: 1
Views: 1,015
Posted By Tropicalchief

Open Skies? Bring it on

Australia desperately needs another full service domestic carrier immediately, either Virgin Blue to upgrade or Singapore Airlines or some other airline invited to compete on Australian domestic...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th Dec 2007, 04:54
Replies: 50
Views: 14,606
Posted By Tropicalchief

Concierge

Cabin Crew do that as a part of their duties. Why not just put on more cabin crew.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Nov 2007, 02:33
Replies: 133
Views: 19,907
Posted By Tropicalchief

Jetstar

Narita is not the issue as the flights are operated by QF. The Osaka/ Nagoya flights are operated by JQI. The passenger loads are miserable given the capacity of a A330.. The JQI service to SIN via...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Nov 2007, 03:43
Replies: 133
Views: 19,907
Posted By Tropicalchief

Jetstar

Osaka flight this morning, 130.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Nov 2007, 18:41
Replies: 133
Views: 19,907
Posted By Tropicalchief

Jetstar Cairns-Japan

Jetstar averages around 100 pax per flight into Cairns from Osaka/Nagoya. When AO operated the flights average load was around 200. As I have mentioned on several occasions, the Japanese will not cop...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Nov 2007, 04:35
Replies: 58
Views: 7,533
Posted By Tropicalchief

Service circus.

The product does not measure up. Compared to other carriers, QF P/J/Y does not compete. It's cheap. Highest airfares for P/J and service wise it's lousy. The seats, the add ons, the food, check-in,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Nov 2007, 22:23
Replies: 58
Views: 7,533
Posted By Tropicalchief

Inflight service joke.

Personnally, I have been unable to recommend Qantas to anybody since the mid nineties in any class of service. In 06 I travelled to SFO in economy class and was appalled by the food and the cramped...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Oct 2007, 21:51
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By Tropicalchief

QF pax duped

Already happens to pax transferring to JQ flight to Cairns from SIN. On arriving in Cairns, even though they are holding QF tickets and transferring to a codeshare flight to another destination, QF...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Oct 2007, 22:49
Replies: 14
Views: 2,580
Posted By Tropicalchief

Adeladie dumped

Qantas has also abandoned Cairns as a destination/departure port for international flights. Only fouteen flights a week, all to Narita. Overall QF no longer serves the needs of the travelling public....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Aug 2007, 11:45
Replies: 19
Views: 2,022
Posted By Tropicalchief

Australian Airports

The fifty million dollars would be better spent in providing one combined domestic and international terminal in Perth. The current situation is a disaster and has been for years. The same applies to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Aug 2007, 10:19
Replies: 62
Views: 9,272
Posted By Tropicalchief

Lost in translation

With all due respect, irrespective of colour, Americans in general have a problem with spoken english. Whilst they expect everyone to be familiar with Americanisms they are none too familiar with...
Forum: African Aviation
20th Aug 2007, 06:34
Replies: 5
Views: 1,486
Posted By Tropicalchief

Classics... sounds wonderful

Give me a Viscount any day
Forum: Cabin Crew
18th Aug 2007, 23:35
Replies: 34
Views: 4,482
Posted By Tropicalchief

Donuts

Before the ridiculous rules governing liquids and gels were introduced, it was my habit to purchase a bakers dozen of Krispy Kreme donuts from the (new)franchise at SYD Int terminal for presentation...
Forum: Cabin Crew
15th Aug 2007, 10:15
Replies: 34
Views: 4,482
Posted By Tropicalchief

Paxing staff courtesy

In the early days I always identified staff pax from the pax list and extended courtesy to them. Upgrades if possible otherwise just general "extras". Cleaners, baggage handlers, it did not matter...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Aug 2007, 22:39
Replies: 13
Views: 2,060
Posted By Tropicalchief

Airfares and surcharges

Roundtrip airfare CNS-POM $AUD553.00

Actual airfare $205.00
Taxes and surcharges $348.00

From the Airlines of Papua New Guinea website. There is no doubt in my...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Aug 2007, 10:04
Replies: 16
Views: 4,070
Posted By Tropicalchief

Jetstar/Dogstar

With respect, I work at Cairns airport and I know how much the people who work there are paid, and I work for a company that pays a lot more than the rest. The problem is that the fees for airlines...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Aug 2007, 01:39
Replies: 16
Views: 4,070
Posted By Tropicalchief

Jetstar and Cairns

What Cairns does not need is Jetstar operating to Singapore via Darwin. What Cairns does need is more full service carriers like Singapore Airlines, Malaysia and Thai Airways flying directly into and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Jul 2007, 05:34
Replies: 25
Views: 6,108
Posted By Tropicalchief

Dogs and Scum

I'm curious Crank, what terms of endearment do you think management use to describe their employees?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Jul 2007, 05:25
Replies: 9
Views: 1,951
Posted By Tropicalchief

Thai Airways International

Going to Bangkok? Thai Airways everytime, there is no comparison with the cramped and crowded atmosphere of British Airways. In fact if you are flying anywhere it is the Asian carriers for me for the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Jun 2007, 11:03
Replies: 2
Views: 1,317
Posted By Tropicalchief

Expensive.

Qantas Airways hands down everytime. It does not matter where you want to fly, if Qantas operates on that route they will always be the most costly, in any class of service. The strange thing is that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Jun 2007, 10:23
Replies: 367
Views: 34,368
Posted By Tropicalchief

Promotion L/H

The system has been corrupted since it's inception. Anyone who thinks that they are selected on merit is deluding themselves. More often than not they are selected on the basis that they will do...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Jun 2007, 10:10
Replies: 20
Views: 3,051
Posted By Tropicalchief

Free Flights?

You are out of your mind. Given the nightmare of airline travel these days I prefer to take the train around Europe and the United States for the comfort and ease of movement, city centre to city...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th May 2007, 00:39
Replies: 36
Views: 7,632
Posted By Tropicalchief

Qantas management

Always been a bunch of crooks.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th May 2007, 00:22
Replies: 216
Views: 24,485
Posted By Tropicalchief

Qantas worst

I don't blame the crews. Perhaps the "aloofness", "arrogance" is a defence mechanism. God knows the service provided by management on long haul services is pathetic. The food is awful, the first...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Apr 2007, 07:42
Replies: 50
Views: 9,192
Posted By Tropicalchief

Qantas... the Go nowhere Airline

The Chasers Send-up..more sad than funny. If QF flew to anywhere near the destinations suggested in the real ad it might have a future, but it doesn't. The Airline has been systematically destroyed...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Mar 2007, 00:48
Replies: 15
Views: 2,512
Posted By Tropicalchief

Medical transportation

If the patient's condition is not critical at this stage (ie does not require a medical attendant) it would be better and cheaper to purchase a business class or first class seat on an airline that...
Forum: African Aviation
22nd Mar 2007, 10:19
Replies: 166
Views: 21,195
Posted By Tropicalchief

I'm a taxpayer too

Avi8tor,

Your taxes also pay for government administration from the president down. How are they doing with infrastructure and crime fighting these days? At least the SAA pilots get you to where...
Forum: Cabin Crew
19th Mar 2007, 00:18
Replies: 125
Views: 15,908
Posted By Tropicalchief

AO crews

Personnally, I would like to see AO crews absorbed into QF long haul as all my experiences with them, as with QF long haul have been vastly superior to those on short haul services. Professional and...
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