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How Qantas' Beef With Qatar Airways Is Costing You $$
Qantas has successfully lobbied the Australian Government from allowing Qatar Airways to expand in Australia. This reduced competition is a stab in the back to Australians who want lower airfares and is hypocrisy from Qantas who supposedly want to save jobs, yet continually outsource and sack their employees illegally. This is the story of how we got to this point.
Write to the Transport Minister:
Hon Catherine King MP
Catherine.King.MP@aph.gov.au
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Write to the Transport Minister:
Hon Catherine King MP
Catherine.King.MP@aph.gov.au
Write to the Prime Minister via Twitter:
AlboMP
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Route shut down after less than 2 years. So constant cash burning is not a genius strategy. The moral of the story is if you do not have the kitchen equipment to make that dish, don't offer it, it will only ends in disaster. For the ones who got all two empty seats next to them and was able to lie down was a great deal, whose who don't will not have a good experience at all.....
...And with the Queensland Government not renewing their subsidies for this route past February 2025; to no surprise to anyone, VA had just announced they're pulling out at the end of February (same date the subsidies expire).
Your humour makes me laugh so much. Missing your videos man.
The skybed is only good for one person or parent and child otherwise two regular sized adults will not fit , believe me . The up and coming flatbeds in economy will be overpriced , only 4 hours in a 17-hour journey ? At least make it 6 hrs .Sound like a money making machine .
Unfortunately my family refuses to fly 737 for that long but I would!
It is OK if you have two empty seats next to you, as quite a lot of passenger were able to do. IMO they are even better than the ones in business class, as you cannot lie down in business class in the 737.
By all means do not fly united to dubai it's a freaking disaster. Last mites cancelation, food is decent, seats are outdated, and service is horrible.
I think the decision to fly to Tokyo from Carins is a great decision. However, I think it’s time Virgin Australia gets some widebodies. Even if they had only 2-4 A350s or 787s it would mean they could fly selected routes. They could put in an off the shelf business seat, a basic premium economy (or skip it all together) and economy.
having only just 1-2 widebodies will have a huge fixed cost maintenance bill per plane, this is what killed Ansett (having all types of planes), they were an even bigger airline !
Virgin still has 2 x 777s sitting in West Wellcamp. Just saying…
Both gone. One scrapped, the other long sold to Qatar.
@@RTransportGuy source?
@@NoName-ml3kt Planespotters website. VH-VPD has been flown to Europe and is now scrapped. VH-VPH has also been sold to Qatar Airways as A7-BOG
Great video, you got urself a sub!
Only watching this bcuz I’m meant to go on it
After all Singapore Airlines is my star Airline because they operate the best aircraft (my favorite is the Airbus A350)
Rip tiger airlines
Can you do an update on this please? Thanks for posting.
NGL - am flying this route in Dec and the narrowbody i could cope with for a day flight with a decent IFE, but the flight back is red eye. I'm starting to regret this decision now. Your points are valid around the slots but really shouldve considered 1 widebody & left the narrows for DPS
At the moment this route ONLY works well for Japanese tourists going to Cairns. If you live in Melbourne and want to visit Tokyo, then the extra connection time in CNS really nullify the time saving of landing into HND and so the direct MEL/SYD/BNE to Tokyo flight by QF/JL/NH/JQ might actually be more convenient time wise even though some of them might land in NRT. It's also not that much quicker than connecting via Singapore/HK/Manila/Kuala Lumpur and even full service carrier like CX often offer lower fare than VA does on the AU-Japan route and usually the Qantas direct from Melbourne or Sydney isn't that much more expensive either. If your business model is to attract inbound tourists then pick up the scraps from the broader australia - japan market that's totally fine. BUTTTTT Virgin does no marketing in Japan. Their website doesn't support Japanese and worst is that you can't book starting from HND (it prompts you to go to ANA and book the ANA codeshare instead). If the business case is to go be a Jetstar competitor then it either needs to match Jetstart closer in pricing (it's currently not cheap enough IMO). But with the wrong aircraft (737-8 is not as good as the A321LR or B757 in these routes) VA is probably unable to price tickets any lower given the aircraft is probably being pushed to its limit so no extra cargo capacity to supplement the revenue. A321XLR would have been an ideal aircraft for VA but too bad it's a Boeing operation and it really doesn't have an answer to the A321XLR series.
Even if i still wouldn't fly for this long on a narrow body, this is a good video. I do hope VA introduces some 787's like they were planning pre-administration/
I love me a narrow bodied Virgin. Screw Quaintarse.
Qantas partnered with Emirates before Qatar joined oneworld.
Yeah I bet the MP had shares on qantas or néw someone who did
*Promo sm*
With all this crap going on i wont be flying qantas domestically. Id rather fly VA
I think UAE told Qantas dont let Qatar airways in Australia but dont forget Alan Jones cares for his pockets even when Covld 19 happen Alan Jones was still getting his plus pay rise and bonuses on top of that got support for the government and a hang out
I wish Emirates did this with delta
Pretty rotten behaviour from the Australian government but hardly surprising
The first few times i traveled first class between dubai and australia i refused to sleep, so i could maxamise the experience, but i eventually realosed that sleeping is part of the experience
background music makes it really hard to understand what you're saying. Otherwise, a good video
Thanks for the feedback!
mOvIe NaMe??
Pan Am, it's not a movie, it's a TV show
So true the reservation should hold the car but people don't return them as they promise or they return in bad condition not rentable. Companies allow overbook due to cancellation and no show. I love this scene 😐🥰
not too bad they just need to time an adelaide to cairns connection better for the SA market.anything to avoid a long transit in singapore on SQ.
Who needs a a321 xlr? We got boeing max.
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But they didn't book a flight! jerry needed a rental car and they just didn't have a car for him
Exact same principle applies to overbooking
Why does this have to do with planes
When my husband and I flew to California and went to the rental place for our inexpensive car, they apologized profusely because they didn’t have the one we requested, all they had was a white convertible Mercedes, which they gave us at the same price. For a week. We thought we did something wrong because every time we stopped at a light the engine would turn off.
As a frequent flyer of the "kangaroo route" I won't go with anyone but Qatar Airways now after having really bad experiences with Emirates. I also avoid flying Qantas even domestically now and go with Virgin
Yeah despite all the hype in the media about how "Qatar is bad for Australia" frequent travellers like you and I know what a great product they are and how well they serve the Australian public. It's a shame the government doesn't think the same way.
@@FlightSideOfLifehi there like when USA western Europe UK media put down Qatar football games but after people went they say Qatar games was the best and the safest
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This receptionist must be Danish...
Hahaha
You know how I feel about QF, nuff said.
It's a real shitshow on many levels isn't it?
@@FlightSideOfLifeyep.... I cringe whenever their spin doctors script themselves into how good the airline is.
You summed it up perfectly in your video with the "feels like home campaign" to get the Australian people all emotional again. They did a similar thing last year when they did a big party for Project Sunrise. Wtf? They announced it in 2017, why again in 2022? They just threw another party randomly to cover their bad publicity and distract everyone.
All countries have bilateral agreements. None of this is new, if it is then you don’t know how the industry works. Has been like this for a long time. In addition, Qantas-emirates partnership was before Qatar joined one world so slightly incorrect when you’re coming from the argument that Qantas betrayed them at first.
Of course all countries have bilateral agreements but certain countries can fly more than others. It's pretty disproportionate when you consider the rights Singapore and the UAE have. The Australian people are being faced with high airfares and need more supply to meet the demand. Point taken regarding timings as well however Qantas renewed in 2018 and 2023, well after Qatar joined so they could have still worked within the spirit of the alliance.
facts
This was at a car rental place, not the airport.
Of course it was, same principle applies though
....do you need me to explain to you why it's the same....?
@@NotMyProblem1232 Too late.
Great vid as always🎉
Much prefer Qatar over Qantas, this needs to change
kinda annoyed by the background music tbh 😕
No problem! The video content was still enjoyable.
Cant wait to try!
I've flown business class with Virgin for a 7hr flight and let me say... I couldn't wait to get off that plane. It was uncomfortable, there is absolutely no entertainment system and minimal food! The only advantage I had was extra leg room. If I had to fly economy on Virgin for this long I would choose not to go... it needs updating badly
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Great India love india
Nice video