Rumoured (now confirmed) launch to CBR & WLG

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Jan 11, 2016, 5:46 pm

lokijuh

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Rumoured (now confirmed) launch to CBR & WLG

Australian media are reporting rumours that next week SQ will announce 4xweekly non-stop services between SIN & CBR, with tag service operating between CBR & WLG.

Interesting if this is true.

Last edited by cxfan1960; Jan 21, 2016 at 9:45 am Reason: Title changed - now confirmed, not rumour anymore.

Jan 11, 2016, 6:51 pm

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Another option to Wellington would be great, especially avoiding a connection.

Jan 11, 2016, 7:58 pm

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"And as an international carrier already operating five flights to Sydney a day ..."

Didn't know there was so much SIN-SYD traffic.

Jan 12, 2016, 4:05 am

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Originally Posted by shuigao

"And as an international carrier already operating five flights to Sydney a day ..."

Didn't know there was so much SIN-SYD traffic.

Four daily SQ and one extra flight Tues-Sat. Not surprising considering the Asian population in Aussie and Aussies going for vacation in Europe. Not sure what's the O&D percentage though.

Jan 12, 2016, 4:47 am

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Originally Posted by shuigao

"And as an international carrier already operating five flights to Sydney a day ..."

Didn't know there was so much SIN-SYD traffic.

1.4 million passengers a year and 7% of the total international air freight into/out of Australia.

Jan 12, 2016, 9:19 am

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Originally Posted by lokijuh

Australian media are reporting rumours that next week SQ will announce 4xweekly non-stop services between SIN & CBR, with tag service operating between CBR & WLG.

Interesting if this is true.

Would be interesting to see widebodies regularly at WLG - don't think that has happened since the old QF 747SPs. Not a long runway with no margin for error.

Jan 12, 2016, 9:31 am

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Would be interesting to see widebodies regularly at WLG - don't think that has happened since the old QF 747SPs. Not a long runway with no margin for error.

QF operated 767's in and out of there for years (I think NZ did as well).

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Jan 12, 2016, 10:30 am

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Originally Posted by expatOWflyer

Four daily SQ and one extra flight Tues-Sat. Not surprising considering the Asian population in Aussie and Aussies going for vacation in Europe. Not sure what's the O&D percentage though.

QF would mostly be O&D on this route nowadays, and they have been getting good loads in recent months too (from my observations). They are also adding a MEL-SIN rotation so SIN is definitely getting quite popular.

Jan 12, 2016, 10:44 am

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Don't forget QF connecting onto 3K flights, so not necessarily O&D traffic.

Dave

Jan 12, 2016, 3:38 pm

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Will be surprised to see the WLG leg last, current traffic ex SYD averages just under 400 a day in each direction, ex MEL its closer to 300, and they are servicing the route with 285 seats!

Jan 12, 2016, 4:25 pm

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Jan 12, 2016, 8:13 pm

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Will be surprised to see the WLG leg last, current traffic ex SYD averages just under 400 a day in each direction, ex MEL its closer to 300, and they are servicing the route with 285 seats!

Yes it's hard to see it working.

I guess they wouldn't just be serving CBR-WLG, so it's not 285 seats for that specific market. A certain portion of those seats will be SIN-WLG (maybe 100 or more given the 500,000 catchment around WLG?). Leaving 180 to sell between CBR & WLG, and perhaps some they could capture as connecting traffic, as WLG maybe easier to transit, than say SYD .. CBR-WLG-CHC/AKL instead of CBR-SYD-CHC/AKL. And like other trans tasman tags, they only have to cover operating costs as otherwise plane would be sitting on ground in CBR.

Jan 13, 2016, 5:14 pm

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Not sure if either will last, especially WLG, but I applaud SQ's efforts in going into these two markets where there are currently no mid/long-haul non-stop/direct flights to SE Asia. The other thing in SQ's favour is that WLG is basically technically impossible for the ME3 and CBR is just foolish to fly from DOH/DXB/AUH. There's usually something good about being the first in a market.