Ja Singh 2 Report post Posted August 31, 2017 https://www.thenational.ae/business/aviation/qantas-replaces-dubai-with-singapore-on-kangaroo-service-to-uk-1.624500 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted August 31, 2017 Did MH/mahb pitch qf for North Asia/Europe connection? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted August 31, 2017 Did MH/mahb pitch qf for North Asia/Europe connection? QF never wanted KUL, otherwise they'd fly here already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2017 Perhaps people prefer the SG stop over to Dubai? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandeep G 1 Report post Posted August 31, 2017 QF already hub through SIN.. much easier for them to return to SIN than start KUL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ja Singh 2 Report post Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) QF never wanted KUL, otherwise they'd fly here already. To be fair Qantas did make a marriage proposal to MH,But MH was the shy girl who did even wanted to meet up for the first date. Had they done that things my have been different today. Â https://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-set-to-decide-singapore-or-kuala-lumpur-for-qantasia-hub Edited August 31, 2017 by Ja Singh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Tan 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2017 To be fair Qantas did make a marriage proposal to MH,But MH was the shy girl who did even wanted to meet up for the first date. Had they done that things my have been different today. Â https://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-set-to-decide-singapore-or-kuala-lumpur-for-qantasia-hub Doesn't change the fact that SIN is a much more lucrative destination for airlines, especially when Australia/NZ and Europe are involved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff.leo 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2017 I can't see Qantas putting their own metal into low-yield ultra competitive KUL. At best, maybe a Jetstar B787 service from Melbourne or Sydney or a narrowbody service from Perth. Â Pretty impressive stuff for the SIN-London market. 4 daily A380 and 3 daily B77W flights to choose from to get to Heathrow and an upcoming B787 service to Gatwick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ja Singh 2 Report post Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) I can't see Qantas putting their own metal into low-yield ultra competitive KUL. At best, maybe a Jetstar B787 service from Melbourne or Sydney or a narrowbody service from Perth. Â Pretty impressive stuff for the SIN-London market. 4 daily A380 and 3 daily B77W flights to choose from to get to Heathrow and an upcoming B787 service to Gatwick. the pax are all coming from Australia to London,Melbourne A330 pax transferred at sin onto the London bound A380 which originates from Sydney.So whether its kul or sin stop over it doesn't matter, Except that stopping over at kul is way way more cheaper as far as cost is concerned and now a days 5 star or 7 star cost is a factor and every penny counts. Â There will never be a JQ flight from Australia to kul as JQ/3K is firmly planted at changi and it makes no commercial sense to fly directly to kul when there is already a frequency to Singapore from Melbourne and Perth.And then just a short jetstar asia flight to kul Edited September 1, 2017 by Ja Singh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley Lee 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2017 the pax are all coming from Australia to London,Melbourne A330 pax transferred at sin onto the London bound A380 which originates from Sydney.So whether its kul or sin stop over it doesn't matter, Except that stopping over at kul is way way more cheaper as far as cost is concerned and now a days 5 star or 7 star cost is a factor and every penny counts. Â There will never be a JQ flight from Australia to kul as JQ/3K is firmly planted at changi and it makes no commercial sense to fly directly to kul when there is already a frequency to Singapore from Melbourne and Perth.And then just a short jetstar asia flight to kul I wouldn't go as far as to say that "all" pax originate from Australia only. Passengers do after all "pay" for the flights to happen and remain viable, pretty sure the demand ex-SIN far surpasses that of ex-KUL; but then again, I could be wrong, just being another arm chair CEO here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alif A. F. 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2017 SIN traffic is purely intl...premium market is still there... from business to leisure. UA is even willing to provide non stop flight from SFO is testament of how important Singapore is as regional base for many multinational companies, apart from the fact that both SQ and UA are *A carriers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Tan 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2017 the pax are all coming from Australia to London,Melbourne A330 pax transferred at sin onto the London bound A380 which originates from Sydney.So whether its kul or sin stop over it doesn't matter, Except that stopping over at kul is way way more cheaper as far as cost is concerned and now a days 5 star or 7 star cost is a factor and every penny counts. If 100% of the pax from Australia are going all the way to LHR (and vice versa), then why bother with SIN? Or KUL, for that matter? Surely there must be cheaper airports in the region. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted September 2, 2017 I think that there is more to it than just cost. Â Some costs are hidden - like what if an airport mishandles luggage and the airline has to compensate pax? Â KLIA is not well known for being highly efficient and DXB might still be inferior to SIN even though it is up with the best. QF might just have found out that the business is not better off stopping in DXB compared to SIN and decided to return to SIN where it is able to have more control of its ops. Â Whatever the reasons are, it is good to see the whalejet back at SIN! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2017 AJ has stated that he listens to customers and most the Aussie pax welcome the move back to SIN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Izanee 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2017 I prefer SIN over DXB for sure but I would love to see some of that kangaroo logo over in KUL sometime. What a shame they can't make KUL work even though they sponsored MH to join OW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jani 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2017 SIN traffic is purely intl...premium market is still there... from business to leisure. UA is even willing to provide non stop flight from SFO is testament of how important Singapore is as regional base for many multinational companies, apart from the fact that both SQ and UA are *A carriers. Well considering that both SQ and UA compete on the route, not sure if it matters to them that they are both *A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites