qantas747 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Hey Guys, From 2014, Qantas will end its partnership with British Airways and all QF A380 flights to Europe will be rerouted from Singapore to Dubai. Interesting times ahead! />http://australianaviation.com.au/2012/09...-emirates/ What do you guys think? Cheers, Ollie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capnsully Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Well I know which city I would have preferred to stopover at. Another sad change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COBS Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Yuk ! Dubai , it's the very worst place on earth that I have ever visited . Totally disorganised , rude pushy people , and bodies everywhere sleeping on the floor. We all did several kilometers being sent from one gate to another , none of the staff had any idea where our plane was departing from , actually most could not speak english. Oil = $$$'s ... It would not surprise me if the currant boss of Qantas has been working towards this end for quite a while . And the next planned step is ... Guess who Qantas will be sold to ? Cheers Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 It will just make it easier to book with Singapore Airlines. Already prefer Virgin to Qantas anyway and will never fly Crapstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 It will just make it easier to book with Singapore Airlines. Already prefer Virgin to Qantas anyway and will never fly Crapstar. Couldn't agree more. I have nothing against the Irish, my maternal grandmother having been born there, but there is one Irishman I would like to see deported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Couldn't agree more. I have nothing against the Irish, my maternal grandmother having been born there, but there is one Irishman I would like to see deported. Lets keep politics, religion and race out of this one please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 It will just make it easier to book with Singapore Airlines. Already prefer Virgin to Qantas anyway and will never fly Crapstar. It would appear Emirates has a similar view about Jestar, I mean Jetstar http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfko Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Official QF annuncement within the travel idustry cid:image001.jpg@01CD8C12.D6027E40 PARTNER INFORMATION 06 SEPTEMBER 2012 **** NEW GLOBAL AVIATION PARTNERSHIP WITH EMIRATES **** Qantas Announcement 06. September 2012 Dear Partner Qantas and Emirates today announced a new global aviation partnership that will give their customers a seamless Australian and international network, exclusive frequent flyer benefits and worldâ€class travel experiences. The airlines will submit applications for authorisation to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and other regulators in order to begin detailed planning to start the partnership. Subject to regulatory approvals, it is anticipated that the partnership arrangements will take effect from April 2013. In the meantime it is business as usual. Pending approvals, Dubai will replace Singapore as Qantas’ hub for services to Europe from April 2013. Qantas operations to Frankfurt will cease during 2013, with the exact date to be confirmed. Since the launch of the international turnaround strategy in August 2011, Qantas has withdrawn from unprofitable routes. The Frankfurt route has been loss making for some time and is no longer sustainable in the current economic environment. The high cost of fuel, combined with the high cost of not having a geographical hub advantage has significantly impacted the performance of the service. Two Qantas A380 services per day – one from Sydney, one from Melbourne – will continue to service London Heathrow, operating via Dubai. The new partnership will also allow Qantas to codeshare on Emirates’ flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth directly to Dubai. For Emirates customers it will open up Qantas’ Australian domestic network of more than 50 destinations and 5,000 flights per week. Customers travelling from Germany after the partnership takes effect in 2013, may have their flight details changed. Qantas will soon provide options for passengers and the travel trade for customers that are affected. Passengers and the travel trade can continue to book Qantas to Australia and New Zealand with complete confidence. For more detail please visit www.qantasandemirates.com for a preview of what benefits customers can expect from this new partnership. *** Further information and up-dates will be provided soon. ---------------------------------------------- Cheers, Wolfgang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Canada took the better deal in the end: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_aviation_dispute Aussie made a mistake with that one. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Hamilton Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Wonder how Vinny Barbarino feels about this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I only fly Qatar to the UK these days. 1/3 the price of QF and the flight attendants actually smile. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Meson Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I agree JV, I've flown twice this year to the UK with Emerates and they smile too, my last flight with Q was a disapointment in both price and service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Henare Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I am to biased to comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qantas747 Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 I too believe that the Emirates service is much superior to Qantas, even in economy. Qantas has realised if you can't beat em', join em'. It seems at the moment that some people love the idea, while others are quite the opposite. I'm sorta stuck in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombatau Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Qantas repaints livery for Emirates alliance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrhealth Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Its a funny thing you know, The Irish built the titanic and the Poms sunk it,An Aussie built our flagship airline and it took an Irishmen to sink it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfko Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Its a funny thing you know, The Irish built the titanic and the Poms sunk it,An Aussie built our flagship airline and it took an Irishmen to sink it . It takes more than one person to sink a flagship, or it wasn't worthy to be flagship at all. wolfgang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombatau Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Sometimes I think he copped a poison chalice from the Dixon days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Racial comments ...again, topic closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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