New domestic A330-200 EBO

Old Nov 29, 2010, 4:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Pleb Status
The cheapest upgradeable fare PER-BNE is now $493 ow. With the CC surcharge, you are now up for $994 rtn minimum to have the chance to upgrade to Dom J. It will not be long before this breaks the $1000 mark.
True that. Gone are the cheaper super savers on that run. However I'd agree BNE-PER is worth it as it is a long domestic flight, however I only did it in a B738. It's still though $1000-1500 cheaper each way then buying J.
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Old Nov 29, 2010, 5:32 pm
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Originally Posted by austgap
True that. [$493 for one-way upgradeable Y fare]
$493 for Y with a chance of J? For about $500 you can buy sufficient AA miles for a confirmed one-way J award seat BNE-PER, plus fees/taxes of $75.

Edit- back on topic, if using AA miles for a SYD-PER J seat you now need to be extra careful not to waste your $575 on a ridiculous Y-style middle seat in the new domestic "business" cabin of VH-EBO.

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Old Nov 29, 2010, 5:57 pm
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Is VH-EBO restricted to just SYD-PER or will other routes see the new 'enhancements' to J?
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Old Nov 29, 2010, 6:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Gold_Member
Is VH-EBO restricted to just SYD-PER or will other routes see the new 'enhancements' to J?
It's been on MEL-PER and SYD-MEL as well.
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Old Nov 29, 2010, 9:02 pm
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Since entering operational service, VH-EBO has flown the following services:

Code:
21/11/10   QF575 SYD PER
           QF580 PER SYD
           QF583 SYD PER
           QF568 PER SYD

22/11/10   QF575 SYD PER
           QF580 PER SYD

23/11/10   QF581 SYD PER
           QF582 PER SYD
           QF497 SYD MEL

24/11/10   QF485 MEL PER
           QF802 PER MEL
           QF481 MEL PER
           QF568 PER SYD

25/11/10   QF575 SYD PER
           QF580 PER SYD
           QF583 SYD PER
           QF568 PER SYD

26/11/10   QF575 SYD PER
           QF580 PER SYD
           QF583 SYD PER
           QF648 PER MEL

28/11/10   QF485 MEL PER
           QF802 PER MEL
           QF481 MEL PER
           QF648 PER MEL
 
29/11/10   QF485 MEL PER
           QF802 PER MEL
           QF481 MEL PER
           QF568 PER SYD

30/11/10   QF575 SYD PER
           ..... PER SYD
           ..... SYD MEL
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Old Dec 2, 2010, 8:43 pm
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Oh no - there's two of them now

Here's QF's response to my complaint about Y seats in the J cabin:

Dear Mr harryhv

Thank you for your email....

Currently there are 2 Airbus A330-200 series aircraft fitted with a 2-3-2 format in the business class cabin. Configuration of aircraft cabins can vary, even within a particular aircraft type and any aircraft is subject to change. Not all domestic aircraft will be configured in the same format.

Regards

QANTAS Airways
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Old Dec 2, 2010, 11:59 pm
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Nice to see a "We're sorry" in there!
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Old Dec 3, 2010, 1:08 am
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Originally Posted by harryhv
..... Not all domestic aircraft will be configured in the same format.

Regards

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But they soon will be. Domestic A330s anyways
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Old Dec 3, 2010, 5:07 am
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Outch! That looks like a real PE seat. I used to pay more for a good seat. That looks like an Economy-Seat for me. So no more Travel in Business-Class on domestic flights.

Thank you QF, you are saving me a lot of money!

What are you doing to tell me to try others?
- Removing Any Time Lounge Access
- Removing Priority-Checkin for Mrs. Tyrolean
- Enhancing the PG level!
- Enhancing J to a PE
- Silly Piece-Rule with checked luggage!

Virgin, could you please Join *A ASAP!
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Old Dec 3, 2010, 10:14 am
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Originally Posted by Tyrolean
Outch! That looks like a real PE seat. I used to pay more for a good seat. That looks like an Economy-Seat for me. So no more Travel in Business-Class on domestic flights.
It is actually worse than PE.
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Old Feb 15, 2011, 6:56 pm
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Comment in this article in the Australian indicates re-config domestic A330s back to 2-2-2. ^ Anyone have independent confirmation of this?

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Old Feb 15, 2011, 7:10 pm
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Originally Posted by deeruck
Comment in this article in the Australian indicates re-config domestic A330s back to 2-2-2. ^ Anyone have independent confirmation of this?

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More importantly the article announces a scheduled addition of B744 to Perth services!!
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Old Feb 15, 2011, 7:20 pm
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More importantly the article announces a scheduled addition of B744 to Perth services!!
Oh yeah, that too!
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Old Feb 15, 2011, 7:45 pm
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Originally Posted by deeruck
Comment in this article in the Australian indicates re-config domestic A330s back to 2-2-2. ^ Anyone have independent confirmation of this?

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There was a QF Customer Panel survey on this exact question. Which config do you prefer and other comments.
I went 2-2-2 and said if this is what QF is offering I would choose DJ PE as that was bettter value.
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Old Feb 15, 2011, 10:34 pm
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Qantas must be worried enough about Virgin introducing international standard business class cabins on the transcontinental routes for them to backtrack on the downgrading of the business cabin on domestic A330s.
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