...it flies to several destinations not served by Emirates (e.g. Berlin, Luxor, Newark, Washington, Dar es Salam, Guanghzou, Seoul, Najpur, Katmandhu, Denpasar, Cebu, Ho Chi Min City, Mashad, Madrid)...
On November 16, when I arrived in French Polynesia, I saw 2 QR Aircraft in Papeete. 1 A319 and 1 A330.
So it seems as they are already "exploring" something.
Probably it was a charter for a sheikh and his entourage (no, one A330 is absolutely not enough!). In July/August, you can sometimes see 3-4 QR aircrafts in Nice, sitting on the tarmac for weeks. I doubt they will add PPT or NCE as a destination soon.
Totally agree with you. There is a reason why EK or EY don't fly to Tokyo. Slots. Tokyo is perhaps one of the highest sought after destinations in the world. EK have already sidelined a set of A380s for NRT flights & they don't even fly there. Japan performs very well for EK. NRT would work even if EK, QR & EY all starting flights there. & then there's the cargo potential...
What's the point in competing when you can carve out a more profitable market which has a bonus of no competitors. Yes, there are many merits of links down under, but the competition is huge. On the Kangaroo route, it's not just EK they'd have to deal with. Traditionally, the Asian carriers are the primary dealers on these flights, SQ in particular. BA/Qantas are big too. I'm sure it's in the pipeline but it's all about timing.
Well at one point QR was on par with EK but soon the latter ecliped most other carriers.
Amsterdam would be a great option no competition from other Gulf carriers there, by the way does anybody know why Emirates still doesn't serve Amsterdam. Sydney would be great too, as it's getting harder and harder to get a seat even in the low and shoulder season.
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Amsterdam would be a great option no competition from other Gulf carriers there, by the way does anybody know why Emirates still doesn't serve Amsterdam. Sydney would be great too, as it's getting harder and harder to get a seat even in the low and shoulder season.
The Dutch don't want to open themselves up to foreign carriers because EK will cannibalise the market. That said, KLM are currently flying double daily B777s & are to place their new 10 abreast B777-300ERs on the Dubai runs. I don't know why QR don't do Amsterdam. It could be to do with yields. AMS is a very low yield destination with lots of competition.
Sydney (& Australia as a whole) would be a good market to enter. The question is...how? Do they put a B77W on it aiming for the backpack traveller or something to the tune of an A340 with all the bells & whistles?
While looking up KUL-DPS flights, I noticed that Qatar now also serves this route. I don't remember seeing them fly this before - is this a new route for them?
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With the opening of new Bangalore airport soon, is QR planning to fly to there as well ? Any info would be appreciated ! What about Etihad ?
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Does anyone know what the Qatar-Canada air bilateral is? If it is more leniant than the UAE-Canada one, perhaps QR can start a daily to Toronto. Not only would this anger EK (which makes me happy ) but I'm sure QR could offer better connections to destinations such as DAC and KHI via Doha than EK does presently.
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Does anyone know what the Qatar-Canada air bilateral is? If it is more leniant than the UAE-Canada one, perhaps QR can start a daily to Toronto. Not only would this anger EK (which makes me happy ) but I'm sure QR could offer better connections to destinations such as DAC and KHI via Doha than EK does presently.
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I can see how that would anger EK!! This would be a great route for the high-density B77W. Emirates are apparently wanting to switch the current B777 for a high-density B777-300ER to meet demand.
I can see how that would anger EK!! This would be a great route for the high-density B77W. Emirates are apparently wanting to switch the current B777 for a high-density B777-300ER to meet demand.
There is a clear lack of services to Scandanavia and the Benelux from EK, EY, GF and QR. Amsterdam and Sweden neet to be capitalized on. I get why EK would be a bit miffed at QR getting to Stockholm first-its a key market in Europe.
Norwegians are supposed to be very rich, think of all those smoked salmon exports. ..
) but I'm sure QR could offer better connections to destinations such as DAC and KHI via Doha than EK does presently.
This would be a great route for the high-density B77W. Emirates are apparently wanting to switch the current B777 for a high-density B777-300ER to meet demand. 
