Last edit by: Seat54
Inaugural Flight Wiki:
Flight Number // FT username // Seat Number // Connecting from/to
QR324 : lost_in_translation : classified : QR874 (DOH-CAN)
QR323 : seat54 : 7K : QR831 (BKK - DOH)
QR324 : seat54 : 7K : QR946 (DOH - SIN)
Flight Number // FT username // Seat Number // Connecting from/to
QR324 : lost_in_translation : classified : QR874 (DOH-CAN)
QR323 : seat54 : 7K : QR831 (BKK - DOH)
QR324 : seat54 : 7K : QR946 (DOH - SIN)
The CWL (Cardiff) Master Thread
#226
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 380
I thought that Qatar was hesitant to cut any route before the 2022 World Cup - especially with the blockade still in effect.
It's always been clear that the 'subsidy' is Ł1,000,000 spread over two years. And it's not a cash subsidy, but a marketing one.
It's always been clear that the 'subsidy' is Ł1,000,000 spread over two years. And it's not a cash subsidy, but a marketing one.
#228
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ, EY, QR, BA, ITA, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Amex Plat, Marriott
Posts: 5,258
Haha! You can bet your life that the majority cash was/is used for anything but 'Marketing"@:-)
#233
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 380
It seems the loads are very variable. I've been on extremely quiet flights and quite busy flights. However, the CAA statistics are the figures that need to be looked at, not these anecdotal stories. The March figures should be out soon.
#235
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Cardiff
Programs: qatar airways platinum
Posts: 731
#236
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 380
Well, March figures are out from the CAA.
A total of 6106 used the route. There were 22 flights that month which makes an average of 139 on each flight and a load factor of 55%. That's basically exactly the same as February where the load factor was 54%. Let's hope for a better April.
On a non-QR note, 14,912 (an average of 241 each way daily) flew to AMS on KLM which is up 29% on last year. The route is obviously not taking passengers on KLM which is a positive.
A total of 6106 used the route. There were 22 flights that month which makes an average of 139 on each flight and a load factor of 55%. That's basically exactly the same as February where the load factor was 54%. Let's hope for a better April.
On a non-QR note, 14,912 (an average of 241 each way daily) flew to AMS on KLM which is up 29% on last year. The route is obviously not taking passengers on KLM which is a positive.
#237
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Cardiff
Programs: qatar airways platinum
Posts: 731
Well, March figures are out from the CAA.
A total of 6106 used the route. There were 22 flights that month which makes an average of 139 on each flight and a load factor of 55%. That's basically exactly the same as February where the load factor was 54%. Let's hope for a better April.
On a non-QR note, 14,912 (an average of 241 each way daily) flew to AMS on KLM which is up 29% on last year. The route is obviously not taking passengers on KLM which is a positive.
A total of 6106 used the route. There were 22 flights that month which makes an average of 139 on each flight and a load factor of 55%. That's basically exactly the same as February where the load factor was 54%. Let's hope for a better April.
On a non-QR note, 14,912 (an average of 241 each way daily) flew to AMS on KLM which is up 29% on last year. The route is obviously not taking passengers on KLM which is a positive.
#238
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Harrogate
Programs: BA, KL, DL
Posts: 996
Flew back DOH-CWL this morning. No pax in J and around 80 in Y, so not great again. Good to see a couple of Bristol-based passengers who chose CWL over LHR though.
Spoke to the cabin crew, they all love layovers in Cardiff for shopping and visiting castles, haha.
I have many friends in South Wales who holiday exclusively in the USA/Canada, so QR is useless for them. Many people on my flight had transferred in DOH from BKK and DPS which are both low-yield tourist routes.
I'm sure the route is far better suited to the A321neo, once they take delivery.
Spoke to the cabin crew, they all love layovers in Cardiff for shopping and visiting castles, haha.
I have many friends in South Wales who holiday exclusively in the USA/Canada, so QR is useless for them. Many people on my flight had transferred in DOH from BKK and DPS which are both low-yield tourist routes.
I'm sure the route is far better suited to the A321neo, once they take delivery.
#240
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 380
Flew back DOH-CWL this morning. No pax in J and around 80 in Y, so not great again. Good to see a couple of Bristol-based passengers who chose CWL over LHR though.
Spoke to the cabin crew, they all love layovers in Cardiff for shopping and visiting castles, haha.
I have many friends in South Wales who holiday exclusively in the USA/Canada, so QR is useless for them. Many people on my flight had transferred in DOH from BKK and DPS which are both low-yield tourist routes.
I'm sure the route is far better suited to the A321neo, once they take delivery.
Spoke to the cabin crew, they all love layovers in Cardiff for shopping and visiting castles, haha.
I have many friends in South Wales who holiday exclusively in the USA/Canada, so QR is useless for them. Many people on my flight had transferred in DOH from BKK and DPS which are both low-yield tourist routes.
I'm sure the route is far better suited to the A321neo, once they take delivery.
From these anecdotal reports, it appears that loads are incredibly variable. The statistics are provided by the UK Government Civil Aviation Authority, so will be accurate. I wonder what QR load factors are like globally. I have seen reviews online including one where there were just two people in the business cabin of an A380 going to BKK.
I'm sure Cardiff is a lovely layover for crew, especially with the five-a-week operation running currently.