Now Qantas has returned to flying via Singapore to London, hopefully we will see the return of the Singapore hub with flights hubbing there from all over Australia and some continuing on to Asia and Europe
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Personally i would like to see:
Adelaide, Canberra, Cairns, Darwin and Townsville all with nonstop services to Singapore;
Alice springs- Broome - Singapore;
Melbourne - Singapore- Frankfurt on A380;
Brisbane -Singapore- India;
Singapore to Dubai link;
Singapore- Canberra- Auckland.
What routes would you like to see Qantas introduce from Singapore?
I have a weird pet peeve that I don't like to travel in the wrong direction when I'm flying. For example, my home base is Rockhampton (ROK) and I absolutely hate having to fly down to Brisbane and then fly back up to Dubai or Japan or wherever.
So my ideal (and slightly fantastical) setup would be Darwin as a sort of Australia-wide hub with ULR aircraft connecting directly to Asia and Europe and completely forgoing Dubai/Singapore hubs and get feed from all over Australia. So I could ideally fly ROK->DRW->CDG or BME->DRW->FRA.
TSV-SIN, wind the clock back 30 years, but I think we will be waiting a while,QF make too much money out of flying us all through BNE to change anything.
I have a weird pet peeve that I don't like to travel in the wrong direction when I'm flying. For example, my home base is Rockhampton (ROK) and I absolutely hate having to fly down to Brisbane and then fly back up to Dubai or Japan or wherever.
So my ideal (and slightly fantastical) setup would be Darwin as a sort of Australia-wide hub with ULR aircraft connecting directly to Asia and Europe and completely forgoing Dubai/Singapore hubs and get feed from all over Australia. So I could ideally fly ROK->DRW->CDG or BME->DRW->FRA.
Will never happen, but I'd like it to.
I hear what you're saying but Darwin is a military airport first and foremost so we're unlikely to see any significant investment in flights and lounges
I have a weird pet peeve that I don't like to travel in the wrong direction when I'm flying. For example, my home base is Rockhampton (ROK) and I absolutely hate having to fly down to Brisbane and then fly back up to Dubai or Japan or wherever.
So my ideal (and slightly fantastical) setup would be Darwin as a sort of Australia-wide hub with ULR aircraft connecting directly to Asia and Europe and completely forgoing Dubai/Singapore hubs and get feed from all over Australia. So I could ideally fly ROK->DRW->CDG or BME->DRW->FRA.
Will never happen, but I'd like it to.
I hear what you're saying but Darwin is a military airport first and foremost so we're unlikely to see any significant investment in flights and lounges
I'm under no delusion that it will happen - the airport will have to be entirely remodelled and Qantas (or whatever airline) would have to shake up their business model pretty significantly.
As far as QF is concerned, Singapore is a stop-measure hub for flights to London which they hope will soon turn non-stop from the eastern coast if they can get the right aircraft. QF cannot compete with the frequency and feeder traffic that SQ and other carriers can garner through their hubs, which is why they still have the tie-up with Emirates. Additionally with the introduction of the B787-9 aircraft, it is more likely that they will launch more flights to Europe via Perth as they will have a monopoly.
I have a weird pet peeve that I don't like to travel in the wrong direction when I'm flying. For example, my home base is Rockhampton (ROK) and I absolutely hate having to fly down to Brisbane and then fly back up to Dubai or Japan or wherever.
So my ideal (and slightly fantastical) setup would be Darwin as a sort of Australia-wide hub with ULR aircraft connecting directly to Asia and Europe and completely forgoing Dubai/Singapore hubs and get feed from all over Australia. So I could ideally fly ROK->DRW->CDG or BME->DRW->FRA.
Perth to Hong Kong via Singapore (10+ years ago, Qantas operated QF 077 and QF 078 on that routing) using an A330: Perth to Singapore v.v 5 hours 10, Singapore to Hong Kong v.v 3 hours 55, plus the stopover in Singapore - it will be perfect in terms of aircraft utilisation
Now Qantas has returned to flying via Singapore to London, hopefully we will see the return of the Singapore hub with flights hubbing there from all over Australia and some continuing on to Asia and Europe
.
Personally i would like to see:
Adelaide, Canberra, Cairns, Darwin and Townsville all with nonstop services to Singapore;
Alice springs- Broome - Singapore;
Melbourne - Singapore- Frankfurt on A380;
Brisbane -Singapore- India;
Singapore to Dubai link;
Singapore- Canberra- Auckland.
What routes would you like to see Qantas introduce from Singapore?
Technically Qantas already does a direct route to Singapore from Darwin and Cairns. Although they are run by Jetstar. A nearly 5 hour flight on a crampt Jetstar plane does not appeal to me in the slightest though.
Now Qantas has returned to flying via Singapore to London, hopefully we will see the return of the Singapore hub with flights hubbing there from all over Australia and some continuing on to Asia and Europe
.
Personally i would like to see:
Adelaide, Canberra, Cairns, Darwin and Townsville all with nonstop services to Singapore;
Alice springs- Broome - Singapore;
Melbourne - Singapore- Frankfurt on A380;
Brisbane -Singapore- India;
Singapore to Dubai link;
Singapore- Canberra- Auckland.
What routes would you like to see Qantas introduce from Singapore?
I don't think any of those routes will happen or are commercially sustainable. Except perhaps a link to India (a 737 Sin to India) - the arrival time would be terrible though.
With Qantas relocating back to Singapore as a hub, which carrier will be their partner to fly to other parts of Asia? Does Jetstar have the footprint in asia to do so? I don't see premium pax liking to fly with Jetstar much if they have a choice
Now Qantas has returned to flying via Singapore to London, hopefully we will see the return of the Singapore hub with flights hubbing there from all over Australia and some continuing on to Asia and Europe
.
Personally i would like to see:
Adelaide, Canberra, Cairns, Darwin and Townsville all with nonstop services to Singapore;
Alice springs- Broome - Singapore;
Melbourne - Singapore- Frankfurt on A380;
Brisbane -Singapore- India;
Singapore to Dubai link;
Singapore- Canberra- Auckland.
What routes would you like to see Qantas introduce from Singapore?
I would like to see Alice Springs to Broome, so hard to get to Broome from East Coast!
aniljak
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Now Qantas has returned to flying via Singapore to London, hopefully we will see the return of the Singapore hub with flights hubbing there from all over Australia and some continuing on to Asia and Europe
victort
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QF linking via SIN opens up a whole new can of connections (esp via Asia) that weren't logical with the hub being in DXB!
Dredgy
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I have a weird pet peeve that I don't like to travel in the wrong direction when I'm flying. For example, my home base is Rockhampton (ROK) and I absolutely hate having to fly down to Brisbane and then fly back up to Dubai or Japan or wherever.
So my ideal (and slightly fantastical) setup would be Darwin as a sort of Australia-wide hub with ULR aircraft connecting directly to Asia and Europe and completely forgoing Dubai/Singapore hubs and get feed from all over Australia. So I could ideally fly ROK->DRW->CDG or BME->DRW->FRA.
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TSV-SIN, wind the clock back 30 years, but I think we will be waiting a while,QF make too much money out of flying us all through BNE to change anything.
Packetman21
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Well, I think QF would prefer to be routing everyone to Perth, rather than Singapore, helping them really consolidate Perth as being the new hub.
aniljak
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The only problem as i see it is Qantas lacks a 200-250 seater like 767s they used to use to hub in Singapore. Should use some of their 787s on order
markpk
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So my ideal (and slightly fantastical) setup would be Darwin as a sort of Australia-wide hub with ULR aircraft connecting directly to Asia and Europe and completely forgoing Dubai/Singapore hubs and get feed from all over Australia. So I could ideally fly ROK->DRW->CDG or BME->DRW->FRA.
Dredgy
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So my ideal (and slightly fantastical) setup would be Darwin as a sort of Australia-wide hub with ULR aircraft connecting directly to Asia and Europe and completely forgoing Dubai/Singapore hubs and get feed from all over Australia. So I could ideally fly ROK->DRW->CDG or BME->DRW->FRA.
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As far as QF is concerned, Singapore is a stop-measure hub for flights to London which they hope will soon turn non-stop from the eastern coast if they can get the right aircraft. QF cannot compete with the frequency and feeder traffic that SQ and other carriers can garner through their hubs, which is why they still have the tie-up with Emirates. Additionally with the introduction of the B787-9 aircraft, it is more likely that they will launch more flights to Europe via Perth as they will have a monopoly.
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So my ideal (and slightly fantastical) setup would be Darwin as a sort of Australia-wide hub with ULR aircraft connecting directly to Asia and Europe and completely forgoing Dubai/Singapore hubs and get feed from all over Australia. So I could ideally fly ROK->DRW->CDG or BME->DRW->FRA.
jamesanderson
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Perth to Hong Kong via Singapore (10+ years ago, Qantas operated QF 077 and QF 078 on that routing) using an A330: Perth to Singapore v.v 5 hours 10, Singapore to Hong Kong v.v 3 hours 55, plus the stopover in Singapore - it will be perfect in terms of aircraft utilisation
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With Qantas relocating back to Singapore as a hub, which carrier will be their partner to fly to other parts of Asia? Does Jetstar have the footprint in asia to do so? I don't see premium pax liking to fly with Jetstar much if they have a choice
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I would like to see Alice Springs to Broome, so hard to get to Broome from East Coast!