Qantas Essential Services in April / May 2020
Apr 10, 2020, 4:19 am
#1
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Qantas Essential Services in April / May 2020
Qantas will operate a limited number of flights for essential travel and to bring Aussies home. Only bookable in Economy with limited catering and no IFE. And sadly, no SCs or Points. If the Lufthansa repatriation flights from NZ etc. or the QF fligts from Lima are anything to go by then they will sell Economy but utilize all seats available.
One way MEL-LHR comes in at $1336.
Interesting that not a single flight originates from Sydney.
Brisbane to Hong Kong on QF97:
Brisbane to Los Angeles on QF15:
One way MEL-LHR comes in at $1336.
Interesting that not a single flight originates from Sydney.
Brisbane to Hong Kong on QF97:
- Wednesdays: 15, 22, 29 April and 6 May 2020
- Saturdays: 18, 25 April and 2 May 2020
- Fridays: 17, 24 April and 1 May 2020
- Wednesdays: 15, 22, 29 April and 6 May 2020
- Mondays: 13, 20, 27 April and 4 May 2020
- Fridays: 17, 24 April and 1 May 2020
- Saturdays: 11, 18, 25 April and 2 May 2020
- Mondays: 13, 20, 27 April and 4 May 2020
Brisbane to Los Angeles on QF15:
- Thursdays: 16, 23 and 30 April 2020
- Fridays: 17, 24 April and 1 May 2020
- Sundays: 12, 19, 26 April and 3 May 2020
- Wednesdays: 22, 29 April and 6 May 2020
- Thursdays: 16, 23, 30 April 2020
- Saturdays: 11, 18, 25 April and 2 May 2020
- Thursdays: 16, 23 and 30 April 2020
- Saturdays: 11, 18, 25 April and 2 May 2020
- Sundays: 12, 19, 26 April and 3 May 2020
- Mondays: 13, 20, 27 April and 4 May 2020
- Sundays: 12, 19, 26 April and 3 May 2020
- Mondays: 13, 20, 27 April and 4 May 2020
Apr 10, 2020, 4:52 am
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You missed the Lima flight that departs from Sydney (but returns to Brisbane): link
- QF7027, departing Sydney at 11am on 12 April, arriving Lima at 10.10am on 12 April 2020.
- QF7028, departing Lima at 11.10am on 13 April, arriving Brisbane at 5.40pm on 14 April 2020.
Apr 10, 2020, 5:08 am
#3
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Well, I kind of missed it. The Lima flight is listed as a "special" flight on the website as it is my understanding that this is a government charter. The other flights are government assisted regular flights which can be booked online.
Apr 10, 2020, 7:05 am
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Sydney to Lima
Flights can be booked and paid for online at qantas.com. Alternatively, if you'd like to book and pay for this flight using a valid flight credit, call Australia on +61 8222 2422.
Bookings for the flight from Sydney to Lima will close at 6am (AEST) on Sunday 12 April 2020, unless sold out prior.
Lima to Brisbane
To book this flight, please call Australia on +61 8222 2422.
Bookings for the flight from Lima to Brisbane will close at 11pm on Sunday 12 April 2020 in Lima, Peru (2pm (AEST) on Monday 13 April), unless sold out prior.
Flights can be booked and paid for online at qantas.com. Alternatively, if you'd like to book and pay for this flight using a valid flight credit, call Australia on +61 8222 2422.
Bookings for the flight from Sydney to Lima will close at 6am (AEST) on Sunday 12 April 2020, unless sold out prior.
Lima to Brisbane
To book this flight, please call Australia on +61 8222 2422.
Bookings for the flight from Lima to Brisbane will close at 11pm on Sunday 12 April 2020 in Lima, Peru (2pm (AEST) on Monday 13 April), unless sold out prior.
Apr 10, 2020, 4:13 pm
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Otherwise why not get on CX101 HKG-SYD? Still 3FPW.
Unless...people can't move around state capitals now that domestic services are also virtually grounded?
Apr 10, 2020, 4:32 pm
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UA is still flying SFO-SYD. QR are still flying. NH going SYD to Japan. Air NZ SYD-AKL
The airport web sites give an indication of airlines still flying
https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/fli...&showAll=false
https://www.melbourneairport.com.au/...ights/Arrivals (poor indication of codeshares compared to SYD)
10 days old, so may be well of date---> https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...s-to-australia
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Apr 10, 2020 at 4:40 pm
Apr 10, 2020, 5:18 pm
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The workforce at MEL and BNE are shared. They can use the limited staff they had retained for domestic operations, to service these flights.
Apr 10, 2020, 7:33 pm
#9
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"It is understood that none of the flights are going to Sydney, because the government wants to spread quarantine to other states."
https://samchui.com/2020/04/05/austr.../#.XpEboi-r3UI
Apr 10, 2020, 10:08 pm
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According to Sam Chui :
"It is understood that none of the flights are going to Sydney, because the government wants to spread quarantine to other states."
https://samchui.com/2020/04/05/austr.../#.XpEboi-r3UI
"It is understood that none of the flights are going to Sydney, because the government wants to spread quarantine to other states."
https://samchui.com/2020/04/05/austr.../#.XpEboi-r3UI
Apr 10, 2020, 11:57 pm
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It really comes down to logistics and where there are QF crew and quarantine accommodation and related security.
Note that each State is responsible for the quarantine costs of its own residents irrespective of the arriving port and host state.