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Old 11-01-2014, 04:57 AM   #31
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The point I was making is: how long will that last for?
With cost cutting and employee dissatisfaction affecting the airline and its practices, each Qantas flight is one flight closer to something going wrong.
there's another reason I won't fly with the budget carriers like Tiger..

it's to not fly with people who have no manners, same as I prefer to drive my car instead of catching the train with all the plebs.
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Old 11-01-2014, 08:10 AM   #32
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Your So called facts are very very wrong. Qantas never allows Jetstar to use their aircraft. The operate them on a code share basis, It is infact Jetstar who uses their own aircraft to operate the flights for Qantas.

There is no check in desk for Qantas at T2 in Sydney, You are confused with the Old Qantas Link operations another subsidiary of Qantas.

The fact is that They have had it too good at Qantas Engineering for too long and as the global demand for Low cost carriers rises Qantas can no long afford to be competitive. The greedy engineers have been overpaid for too too long and now they are suffering because of this. Ultimately destroying themselves also not to mention the unionism.
I posted my information over twelve months ago before Qantas moved to T3 at Sydney.

http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airl...ange/global/en
"The Qantas Lounge in T2 will continue to operate while QantasLink is in the terminal and close thereafter. Eligible Qantas Frequent Flyers travelling on Jetstar are welcome to visit Qantas Lounges in T3."

Wouldn't Jet Star passangers using the Qantas lounge shift the cost?

My point is it was obvious over twelve months ago Qantas management was up to shenanigans.

If you believe everything I posted is factually incorrect and blame the demise of Qantas on "greedy engineers" you are welcome to your opinion.
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Old 11-01-2014, 09:21 AM   #33
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So it's a conspiracy. A 90+ year old company, that has survived wars, fuel crisis, financial crisis, SARS, privatisation and a host of other items. A company mostly profitable during these 90 years, it's management decides one day that it's all too hard and plans their own self destruction. Oddly this is the same mantra being preached by the unions and previous "genius" federal government.

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Old 11-01-2014, 09:25 AM   #34
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Globalisation + Privtisation = Vulnerabilty.
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Old 11-01-2014, 10:33 AM   #36
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Qantas never allows Jetstar to use their aircraft. The operate them on a code share basis, It is infact Jetstar who uses their own aircraft to operate the flights for Qantas.
I could never work out this part.

Again this year we're flying from Wagga to Cairns with Qantas.
Booking online at the Qantas site the Wagga -Syd leg is with Qantas link. Fine, they're pretty much the only carrier going from Wagga to Syd.

However the Syd/Cairns leg depends on when I want to leave Syd. It could be on a Jetstar flight...but at Qantas prices!!

If I wanted to fly and take a Thermos and sandwiches I'd book Jetstar at a Jetstar price.
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I could never work out this part.

Again this year we're flying from Wagga to Cairns with Qantas.
Booking online at the Qantas site the Wagga -Syd leg is with Qantas link. Fine, they're pretty much the only carrier going from Wagga to Syd.

However the Syd/Cairns leg depends on when I want to leave Syd. It could be on a Jetstar flight...but at Qantas prices!!

If I wanted to fly and take a Thermos and sandwiches I'd book Jetstar at a Jetstar price.
So ex Sydney did you book based ETD or price?
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So ex Sydney did you book based ETD or price?
Didn't do ex Syd, just had to work out a convenient dep time Wagga, time waiting between flights in Syd and arrival time in Cairns. Then price.

But booking about 6 months in advance I could keep looking at Qantas's prices, that fluctuated almost on a daily basis!, ...but it was cheap
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Didn't do ex Syd, just had to work out a convenient dep time Wagga, time waiting between flights in Syd and arrival time in Cairns. Then price.

But booking about 6 months in advance I could keep looking at Qantas's prices, that fluctuated almost on a daily basis!, ...but it was cheap
I'm assuming they sometimes substitute a Qantas flt for a Jet Star booking?.
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Old 11-01-2014, 12:51 PM   #40
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No airline makes money, all the flag carriers are subsidised by their governments. QANTAS is not directly subsidised but is protected by the restriction on who can operate on what route.

Without direct subsidy and reabsorbtion into Government ownership, they are on a road to nowhere.
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Qantas may have a reasonable safety record but they have had 3 major incidents in the last 5 years so they aren't bulletproof. Also every time I have priced them up for a flight they are way too expensive.
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I'm assuming they sometimes substitute a Qantas flt for a Jet Star booking?.
Don't know, I've never tried Jetstar.
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Old 12-01-2014, 07:17 AM   #43
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The main problem with Qantas is that little irish git running it ,who in their right mind would ground an airline and leave people scatted all over the world with no way to get home ,the company has gone backwards ever since his moment of madness ,matter of fact its gone backwards ever since he took the top job ,i wonder sometimes who is he really working for
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