• Probably yes. The aircraft itself is significantly more fuel efficient and with a significant skew towards premium seats with an approximate 20% premium being charged, it likely would be 'super efficient'. Qantas don't do anything that doesn't make them money, the fact they are continuing wi...

  • Sad but also a reflection where the demand is. 

  • Taking into account the limitations of the space and the temporary nature of the lounge, it doesn't seem too awful really. 

  • You are missing the point. Qantas Club members are MUCH lower value than business class travellers and those who earn Gold or above. This change will help weed out the cheaper people who are of less monetary value to Qantas and keep the lounges emptier.Long term they'll either close memberships p...

  • Good question! I suppose if you're seated next to each other in the same class, then yes I presume so. I imagine age (minors) will come into it as well. But if it were solely based on your status (and your family doesn't have status) it would be interesting to see what happens in practice. T...

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  • Qantas buying the A320neo?

    Dec 20, 2014, 07:56 PM

    As the others have noted these are indeed slated for Jetstar and the various Jetstar franchises....however Qantas did not rule out using them for Qantas. Whether they will or not is another question! They ordered 99 neos and almost 200 additional purchase rights for the A320neo family. It wouldn'...

  • I completely that Qantas probably don't care what Perthites think but if it generates positive PR and positive buzz they'll go through the motions of acting like they do.

  • I reckon it will be Perth. Melbourne can be (and is) adequately served (for the moment) via the 4x weekly Jetstar to Narita + excellent connections over Sydney to Narita and soon over Brisbane to Haneda. And then there are the numerous other one stop options of Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines,...

  • Almost had a heart attack from laughing at this thread from the ever dependable Robert. Thanks for making my week! 

  • As there is publicly available information on loads it is impossible to speculate. Even then, load factors give no indication whatsoever of yields. General information from various news sources indicate that Qantas is by no means alone in having weaker than normal loads for this time of year, so ...

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