QF incrementa i voli SYD-SFO

[landingFCO]

Qantas Airways Adds More Non-Stop Flights between San Francisco and Sydney

LOS ANGELES, December 18 /CNW/ - Qantas Airways has announced it will
increase non-stop service between San Francisco and Sydney from three to five
flights per week effective March 26, 2007, in response to the increasing
demand for travel to Australia.

"Our new San Francisco services have quickly established themselves as a
popular option for people traveling between the United States and Australia,
so it makes excellent commercial sense for us to build the route further,"
said Wally R. Mariani, Qantas Airways senior executive vice president, The
Americas and Pacific. "Recognized as a growing American gateway, Qantas is
committed to providing Bay area travelers with more convenience and
flexibility," he added.

Starting in March with the increased service, Qantas will operate five
non-stop flights weekly from San Francisco to Sydney on Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Currently, non-stop flights operate on Wednesday,
Friday and Sunday, and provide convenient connections to 50 domestic
Australian cities. Qantas flights to Sydney depart from San Francisco at 11:00
p.m., arriving in Sydney at 65 a.m. plus two. Return flights depart Sydney
at 1:25 p.m. and arrive at 9:45 a.m. the same day.

"Since last March when we re-launched Qantas flights to San Francisco, we
have received a very positive response from business and destination
travelers," said Peter McLaughlin, Qantas Airways vice president, Northern
California. "Services have been carefully timed to accommodate connecting
passengers flying through key hubs such as Seattle, Portland, Vancouver and
Chicago via code share partners American Airlines and Alaska Airlines," he
added.

"Qantas now makes it even more convenient for our customers to travel
between two beautiful sister cities, Sydney and San Francisco," said John
Martin, airport director, San Francisco International Airport. "By increasing
service to five days a week - and thus increasing seats per week by 66 percent
- Qantas provides passengers with greater flexibility when scheduling travel,"
he added.

Utilizing Boeing 747-400 aircraft, all Qantas international flights from
the U.S. feature complimentary bar, menus prepared by world-renowned chef Neil
Perry, entertainment options that include personal seat back video screens for
all passengers and 'audio video on demand' providing over 400 entertainment
choices. Qantas pioneered business class and is the only airline that offers
the award-winning Skybed business class sleeper seat on all non-stop flights
on the route.

About Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways is a global air carrier with more than 200 aircraft
offering service to 142 destinations in 40 countries. Founded in 1920, Qantas
Airways in 2004 celebrated 50 years of continuous flying between North America
and Australia. Offering more non-stop flights to Australia and New Zealand
than any other carrier, Qantas provides convenient connections from its
gateways in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Honolulu. Recently
acknowledged with the 2006 Avion Award for Best Overall In-flight
Entertainment, Qantas has long been recognized for its continued focus on
excellence in the air as well as on the ground. Qantas' Business class Skybed
sleeper seat received the prestigious Chicago Athenaeum Museum 2004 Good
Design Award, and its creator Marc Newson, was just named Designer of the Year
by Design Miami.


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[SQpps]

tanto vivono in regime di semi-monopolio

[Oli]

Ma SQ non aveva chiesto la possibilità di collegare l'Australia agli USA?
Solo che mica mollano gli altri!!!

Quanti voli ci sono Australia e sud America?

[landingFCO]

Ma SQ non aveva chiesto la possibilità di collegare l'Australia agli USA?

Sì, ma non è stato concesso loro di operarli. Mica scemi.

[Steman]

Beh io continuo a non capire perche' a SQ dovrebbe essere concesso operare voli SYD-LAX totalmente disgiunti da Singapore, cioe' non come prosecuzione del SIN-SYD.
Non c'e' regime di Open Skies tra Australia e Singapore, ne' fanno parte di una stessa alleanza politica/economica come l'Unione Europea, sebbene i due stati abbiano ottimi rapporti e siano alleati militari

Ciao

Stefano

[SQpps]

ste, pur condividendo il fatto che SYD-LAX non può essere immaginato come un itinerario comodo per chi va da SIN a LAX, debbo dire che in un mercato libero avrebbe anche un senso concedere ciò.
Quanto agli accordi di open skies... QF può operare ILLIMITATAMENTE da e per Singapore....
quindi un po' di protezionismo c'è.

[SQpps]

Quanti voli ci sono Australia e sud America?

So che c'è un Lanchile che fa Australia-AKL-SCL.... credo vi sia anche un AR ma non ne sono per nulla sicuro.

[Steman]

Illimitatamente vuol dire che QF puo' basare aerei a Singapore e da li' operare qualunque volo? Non credo.
I voli di QF da Singapore non sono forse tutti in prosecuzione da e per l'Australia?
E SQ vorrebbe basare un aereo a SYD per farsi i voli sugli USA?
Sarebbe come se SQ operasse Roma-New York con aerei basati a Roma e non Singapore-Roma-New York!

Ammetto che tutta questa faccenda non mi e' chiara. Cmq non vedo niente di scandaloso nel governo australiano che cerca di proteggere il mercato di QF. Non oppongono resistenza alla concorrenza dei vettori Americani, visto che si tratta del rapporto tra Australia e Stati Uniti, dove in teoria Singapore non c'entra nulla.