Originally Posted by
derek2010
As in my trip to Melbourne, I can see that on CX105, the ADL-MEL sector, the plane is very light in loading. So, should CX negotiate with the Australian Government for gaining the right to take Domestic passengers in the ADL-MEL sector, providing that they codeshare with Qantas for the domestic sector? (Same case happens in the CX103, the CNS-BNE sector)
CX exercises its own stopover rights on the ADL-MEL and CNS-BNE (v.v.) sectors. This means that
chooses to operate those sectors and they can stop operating these sectors if they want to.
To be honest, I would prefer CX to delink ADL from MEL and operate a triple daily direct service between MEL and HKG, plus a 4x per week direct service between ADL and HKG. A similar thing may work for CNS and BNE (ie delink CNS from BNE).
Originally Posted by derek2010
But, why CX still use A340-300 for flights HKG-FCO and HKG-JNB, as well as HKG-AKL, though CX knows A340-300 is fuel-consuming? B777-300ER should be deployed to save fuel cost.
Apart from fuel-consumption, one other factor that CX may choose to operate the 343 is that the markets they serve (eg AKL, DME, FCO and to a certain extent JNB) has insufficient demand to sustain a F cabin and a large J cabin (53 or 57 on the 77W compared to 26 on the 343).
What I think CX may do (and this is pure speculation) is to configure some 77W in J/Y+/Y. Not only would this resolve the need to use those thirsty 343, it would also suit the nature of the routes the 343 serves.