Return of HKG-BNE (Brisbane)?
Nov 26, 2020, 8:24 am
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Return of HKG-BNE (Brisbane)?
CX is bringing back HKG-BNE? Someone commented that it'll be business-class only, which seems dubious.
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...g-kong-flights
Anyone know anything?
-Chris
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...g-kong-flights
Anyone know anything?
-Chris
Nov 26, 2020, 11:42 am
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CX is bringing back HKG-BNE? Someone commented that it'll be business-class only, which seems dubious.
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...g-kong-flights
Anyone know anything?
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...g-kong-flights
Anyone know anything?
If CX gets a quota for BNE is unknown. Or if a AU-HKG quarantine free bubble happens
Some people buy business class to ensure they get a seat. With some airlines (e.g.QR Qatar) have been reports of bumping economy passenger for bus class passengers, given they can only have 30~40 people on a flight to AU
13 Nov 2020. Au Gov National Cabinet Media statement
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Australians returning home
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National Cabinet agreed international air passenger caps have played an important role in ensuring jurisdictions’ quarantine systems can protect Australians at home. The Commonwealth will be extending the international air passenger caps till 31 January 2020 for Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, with further increases to be made if and when additional quarantine places become available
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Jurisdiction -- Arrangements
Australians returning home
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National Cabinet agreed international air passenger caps have played an important role in ensuring jurisdictions’ quarantine systems can protect Australians at home. The Commonwealth will be extending the international air passenger caps till 31 January 2020 for Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, with further increases to be made if and when additional quarantine places become available
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Jurisdiction -- Arrangements
- Australian Capital Territory 360 passengers over two flights before Christmas
- New South Wales a weekly cap of 3,000 passengers into Sydney
- Northern Territory finalising arrangements with the Commonwealth to increase capacity at Howard Springs Quarantine Facility from the current 500 per fortnight
- South Australia a weekly cap of 600 passengers into Adelaide
- Queensland a weekly cap of 1,000 passengers into Brisbane, and increased surge efforts to 300 vulnerable Australians per week
- Tasmania 450 Australians over three flights before Christmas
- Western Australia a weekly cap of 1,025 passengers into Perth
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Nov 26, 2020 at 11:56 am
Nov 26, 2020, 4:42 pm
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CX is bringing back HKG-BNE? Someone commented that it'll be business-class only, which seems dubious.
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...g-kong-flights
Anyone know anything?
-Chris
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...g-kong-flights
Anyone know anything?
-Chris
Dec 1, 2020, 3:35 pm
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That 'comment' you mention was exactly that, a reader comment under the article and pure speculation dressed as assertion. CX has not mentioned anything about seat/class restrictions on this flight or any other flight. I've spoken with many Aussies returning from overseas and while there's a leaning towards them booking into business class (for several reasons) I also know many who've done their trip in premium economy or economy.