CX New strategy rollout in 2017
Dec 24, 2016, 1:13 pm
#16
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MNL as well. Lots of investment there already.
They could pull a Qantas and say, we will focus on premium traffic only and basically revamp their network and services. But my guess is more a shift to the bottom, unfortunately. Qantas was successful in offloading all their unprofitable and short-haul routes to Jetstar. Cathay has no LCC to do that; Dragon is still very much high-cost-base and full service.
They could pull a Qantas and say, we will focus on premium traffic only and basically revamp their network and services. But my guess is more a shift to the bottom, unfortunately. Qantas was successful in offloading all their unprofitable and short-haul routes to Jetstar. Cathay has no LCC to do that; Dragon is still very much high-cost-base and full service.
Jan 7, 2017, 8:02 pm
#18
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Looks like CX is really struggling. On the HKG to Australia routes, the cheap premium economy fare of $10,250 and business fare of $23k is now a standard entry level fare. They are basically matching QF fares on one of the routes that CX heavily protected yield wise before.
Jan 8, 2017, 7:35 am
#19
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Also with QF keep upgrading their hardware how CX can continue to charge HK$10K extra for each round trip ticket?
Jan 8, 2017, 2:05 pm
#20
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Actually it's just ex-HKG fare / yield was ridiculously high... Nevertheless HK$23K is still more costly than ex-XXX given ex-XXX tickets are usually more flexible than ex-HKG
Also with QF keep upgrading their hardware how CX can continue to charge HK$10K extra for each round trip ticket?
Also with QF keep upgrading their hardware how CX can continue to charge HK$10K extra for each round trip ticket?
Jan 8, 2017, 3:34 pm
#21
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Jan 8, 2017, 5:41 pm
#23
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No way, KA are not prepared to takeover all regional 777s that CX are currently operating. Especially when CX ordered 5 777-300 from EK and scheduled to deliver in 2018.
Jan 8, 2017, 6:55 pm
#24
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I have a flight this Feb to TPE on the KA flight that leaves at 8am, the JCL configuration shows 24J. Does KA currently have a 24J configuration or is this the current CX 33P being transferred to KA?
Jan 8, 2017, 6:58 pm
#25
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Actually it's just ex-HKG fare / yield was ridiculously high... Nevertheless HK$23K is still more costly than ex-XXX given ex-XXX tickets are usually more flexible than ex-HKG
Also with QF keep upgrading their hardware how CX can continue to charge HK$10K extra for each round trip ticket?
Also with QF keep upgrading their hardware how CX can continue to charge HK$10K extra for each round trip ticket?
Jan 8, 2017, 7:09 pm
#26
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Location: HK
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I have been eyeing some HKT flight out in March and some of those seatmap is already showing a 33P config. Maybe an indication that they are going to get more 33P when they are scheduling it this far ahead. Subject to any change of course.
Jan 8, 2017, 7:57 pm
#27
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(If it is true, I will buy cathay and sell air china)
I guess this should be highly confidential...
Jan 8, 2017, 7:59 pm
#28
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Jan 8, 2017, 8:13 pm
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Jan 8, 2017, 8:41 pm
#30
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OP was just board, i guess. They made similar graphic for VX/AS merger. Fan of cross posting as well on VX/AS side. I wonder what the OP will come up with next (oh and the size is annoying as annoying as well I wish i had a smaller monitor)