[browski]

Now that the excellent, award winning, passenger friendly Jetstar is flying to the Philippines via Singapore, I fear for the future of the Qantas service to Manila.

Maybe Qantas are already grooming their J passengers. The Qantas muesli and danish breakfasts will certainly make Deathstar easy to switch to.

[Wunala Dreaming]

Effective Monday 11 DEC 2006, Australian Airlines crew will begin operating flights from SYD/BNE-MNL.

JQ from Australia-Manila is one of those rumours that has been around for sometime, but nothing has yet materialised.

Shame the 747-300 isn't flying the route anymore - but that's another story in itself.

Cheers

[JohnK]

Originally Posted by browski

Now that the excellent, award winning, passenger friendly Jetstar is flying to the Philippines via Singapore, I fear for the future of the Qantas service to Manila.

I guess you are really saying the only realistic alternative will be flying CX to the Philippines via Hong Kong.

[Kiwi Flyer]

Originally Posted by JohnK

I guess you are really saying the only realistic alternative will be flying CX to the Philippines via Hong Kong.

Or SQ via SIN or TG via BKK.

[wantok]

Originally Posted by Wunala Dreaming

Effective Monday 11 DEC 2006, Australian Airlines crew will begin operating flights from SYD/BNE-MNL.

JQ from Australia-Manila is one of those rumours that has been around for sometime, but nothing has yet materialised.

Shame the 747-300 isn't flying the route anymore - but that's another story in itself.

Cheers

So this leg is now downgraded further

Forgive my ignorance but I thought Australian Airlines was dead and buried, and what does this mean in terms of SC and service (or lack thereof)

[Kiwi Flyer]

Originally Posted by wantok

So this leg is now downgraded further

Forgive my ignorance but I thought Australian Airlines was dead and buried, and what does this mean in terms of SC and service (or lack thereof)

Nothing for the pax. Just the crew are being paid less.

[Standby]

If the service is operating with old AO crew that simply means it will be a QF 767-300 fitted with old dreamtime seats and no different to the current service. The last time i trevlled to MNL on a 747 was a number of years ago and to say it was lightly loaded was an understatment.The 767 seems a better fit for the current demand,although MNL seems to fit the jetstar MO..ie a market that isnt high yield and presumably not a big money earner

[wantok]

Paying the staff less will no doubt make them happy then

Last time I did that run the QF staff were cr*p anyway, so it will be interesting to see the difference.

Cheers

[NM]

Originally Posted by wantok

Forgive my ignorance but I thought Australian Airlines was dead and buried, and what does this mean in terms of SC and service (or lack thereof)

They no longer fly their own routes under the AO flight number and branding. They remain as an operating entity similar to Jet Connect, operating flights for Qantas under the Qantas branding. It seems to be a way of retaining the AO staff under their current employment contracts without having to move them into direct QF employment.

[Kiwi Flyer]

Originally Posted by wantok

Paying the staff less will no doubt make them happy then

Well it is different staff - not as highly paid ones. Sorry for the confusion.