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Virgin Australia drops to one SYD-MEL return flight per day

Old 9th Apr 2020, 06:56
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Virgin Australia drops to one SYD-MEL return flight per day

That's it. Just one SYD-MEL B737 flight each day, as of tomorrow. Won't even be a daily service, as it won't run on Saturdays.

https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...dney-melbourne
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Cathay flew just 600 people the other day across the entire network.
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Old 9th Apr 2020, 07:21
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Just to keep a handful of training pilots current probably
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The airlines have been waiting for government advice regarding the network and frequency of air links they want. It seems either:
1. The government has decided there is no need for passenger travel and the airforce has the required capability when needed.
2. Virgin has not been asked to maintain capacity.

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Originally Posted by crosscutter
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1. The government has decided there is no need for passenger travel and the airforce has the required capability when needed.
Between legal implications of commercial pax on military flight, unfamiliarity with commercial boarding procedures, terminals, booking systems, safety procedures, freight handling, engineering, ground handling procedures and three dozen other things it’d take months of preparation for no real benefit when it’s far easier and cheaper to subsidise the current one operating now.
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Originally Posted by crosscutter
The airlines have been waiting for government advice regarding the network and frequency of air links they want. It seems either:
1. The government has decided there is no need for passenger travel and the airforce has the required capability when needed.
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That is such a dumb comment.
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Keeping the AOC alive. Maybe pending a recapitalisation, reorganisation or (hopefully temporary) administration.

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Old 9th Apr 2020, 09:31
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Originally Posted by RatsoreA
None of that stopped Bob Hawkes saving his best mates...
At least we won't get Catus this time.
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Originally Posted by dr dre
Between legal implications of commercial pax on military flight, unfamiliarity with commercial boarding procedures, terminals, booking systems, safety procedures, freight handling, engineering, ground handling procedures and three dozen other things it’d take months of preparation for no real benefit when it’s far easier and cheaper to subsidise the current one operating now.
I think you are misinterpreting the quoted post. It's saying that the government will utilise RAAF jets to fly the pollies around when needed in lieu of them taking a commercial flight. This is rather commonplace already. Not that they will use air force planes to fly around us common folk.
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Originally Posted by regional_flyer
I think you are misinterpreting the quoted post. It's saying that the government will utilise RAAF jets to fly the pollies around when needed in lieu of them taking a commercial flight. This is rather commonplace already. Not that they will use air force planes to fly around us common folk.
Still common folk travelling for compassionate reasons, medical, government, essential worker travel, FIFO, regional community support and freight as well. Plus hard with pollies spread all over the country to all get on a handful of RAAF jets at the same time to fly everywhere.
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The decision makes perfect sense. VA know they have limited cash reserves so why keep flying loss making operations, better to give themselves the best possible hope of survival.
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Originally Posted by dr dre
Still common folk travelling for compassionate reasons, medical, government, essential worker travel, FIFO, regional community support and freight as well. Plus hard with pollies spread all over the country to all get on a handful of RAAF jets at the same time to fly everywhere.
Bring out some of those King Airs and do a milk run. Preferably different parties in the one aircraft
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The decision makes perfect sense. VA know they have limited cash reserves so why keep flying loss making operations, better to give themselves the best possible hope of survival.
Qantas about to announce 1B737, 1A230 and 1DH8 operation too.
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So they only need 4 pilots active. 4 on 3 off roster.

Who are these people? Chief Pilot? Fleet Managers or something?
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601; I think you mean Cactus
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Don’t forget the Aspro callsign.
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Qantas about to announce 1B737, 1A230 and 1DH8 operation too.
Is this information from a facebook comment posted to executive travelers article about the virgin announcement today ... Looks awfully similar.

Rio Tinto ports in the Pilbara added to QF 737 manuals.
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Originally Posted by ShandywithSugar
Is this information from a facebook comment posted to executive travelers article about the virgin announcement today ... Looks awfully similar.

Rio Tinto ports in the Pilbara added to QF 737 manuals.
Nope, Joyce's mouth at the Town Hall conference call 8 April.

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Nope, Joyce's mouth at the Town Hall conference call.
So VA will operate 1 737 a day between Syd and Mel, and QF will operate 1 737, 1 A320 and a dash 8 in total?
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What about all the WA intrastate FIFO flights?
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