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A380/77W: route and equipment rumours
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It's take your pick time with the rumours of upcoming route changes and additions:
- Some JFK staff believe they are getting another flight, and according to a number of crew SQ have recently been recruiting additional Taiwanese crew.
- SQ25/26 may go 77W, it may go A380 and it may have the JFK tag dropped.
- This may be happening at the end of September, October, December or March.
- Depending on what happens to SQ25/26, SQ325/326 may go A380.
- The most worrying rumour for me is what could be happening with SQ327/328...
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Originally posted by MAN Flyer View Post- The most worrying rumour for me is what could be happening with SQ327/328...
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Originally posted by kt74 View PostLet me guess... There are no premium pax from MAN, .
Complete and utter bollox of course, otherwise why would EK have gone to 3 x daily including 1 x A380 and EK and QR both go double daily as well. They must be all Y config A380's, 777's and A330's.
SQ's nonstop 772ER flights into MAN used to be so busy in Raffles I was regularly waitlisted for weeks as QPP and TPP to clear waitlists. They even requested additional flights up to 10 a week to satisfy the demand. Then the A380 delays and oil price surge came and they never got the daily service back...
As for the loco subsidiary flying there, as they haven't even got a name for them yet I doubt they've even though about it.
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Originally posted by MAN Flyer View PostOh look, that old myth perpetuated by people down in the village on the Thames.
Complete and utter bollox of course, otherwise why would EK have gone to 3 x daily including 1 x A380 and EK and QR both go double daily as well. They must be all Y config A380's, 777's and A330's.
SQ's nonstop 772ER flights into MAN used to be so busy in Raffles I was regularly waitlisted for weeks as QPP and TPP to clear waitlists. They even requested additional flights up to 10 a week to satisfy the demand. Then the A380 delays and oil price surge came and they never got the daily service back...
As for the loco subsidiary flying there, as they haven't even got a name for them yet I doubt they've even though about it.
So what is the rumor, or isnt there one? Sorry if i have missed something obvious
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Originally posted by MAN Flyer View PostComplete and utter bollox of course, otherwise why would EK have gone to 3 x daily including 1 x A380 and EK and QR both go double daily as well. They must be all Y config A380's, 777's and A330's.
And if SQ flew everywhere that EK and QR do in Europe, it would still be flying to MAD, SXF, BRU, VIE and MLA (have I missed anywhere?). EK regularly discounts F and J out of MAN and BHX (but not LHR/LGW), so that just shows how well they're doing up front - currently they're offering you £200 in shopping vouchers for the pleasure of your company (in addition to 2-3 free 5* hotel nights in Dubai, companion fares in J, and F for the price of J)
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Originally posted by MAN Flyer View PostIt's take your pick time with the rumours of upcoming route changes and additions:
- Some JFK staff believe they are getting another flight, and according to a number of crew SQ have recently been recruiting additional Taiwanese crew.
- SQ25/26 may go 77W, it may go A380 and it may have the JFK tag dropped.
- This may be happening at the end of September, October, December or March.
- Depending on what happens to SQ25/26, SQ325/326 may go A380.
- The most worrying rumour for me is what could be happening with SQ327/328...
- flying two 77W at the same time from SIN to MUC and FRA and back (77W: 8/42/228)
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- replacing both with one A380 all-J (12/84/311)
Slightly lower capacity at a ways lower price... Think... Think... Think...
Culling MUC-MAN would also free up the aircrafts for SIN-TPE-JFK.
Done.
Summary:
End of October:
SIN-TPE-JFK w/ 77W
SIN-FRA (SQ25/26) w/ A380
SQ 325/326 stays 77W
SQ 327/328 will be discontinued
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Originally posted by SMK77 View PostWell, applying some common sense, the situation for SQ is:
- flying two 77W at the same time from SIN to MUC and FRA and back (77W: 8/42/228)
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- replacing both with one A380 all-J (12/84/311)
Slightly lower capacity at a ways lower price... Think... Think... Think...
Culling MUC-MAN would also free up the aircrafts for SIN-TPE-JFK.
Done.
Summary:
End of October:
SIN-TPE-JFK w/ 77W
SIN-FRA (SQ25/26) w/ A380
SQ 325/326 stays 77W
SQ 327/328 will be discontinued
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Originally posted by kt74 View PostWell, as you know, it's not about load, it's about yield. If MAN had so many premium passengers, why have CX, QF, MH pulled out? The nonstop MH 744s were always overbooked in Y, yet they were losing money hand-over-fist, while, by comparison, LHR was about their only profitable route in the network.
And if SQ flew everywhere that EK and QR do in Europe, it would still be flying to MAD, SXF, BRU, VIE and MLA (have I missed anywhere?).
EK regularly discounts F and J out of MAN and BHX (but not LHR/LGW), so that just shows how well they're doing up front - currently they're offering you £200 in shopping vouchers for the pleasure of your company (in addition to 2-3 free 5* hotel nights in Dubai, companion fares in J, and F for the price of J)
Comparing anywhere to LHR is just silly.
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Originally posted by MAN Flyer View PostMUC-MAN is 90 minutes flying time, so I don't think that will be enough to free an aircraft to do SIN-TPE-JFK.
Nope.
Anyway, you also have not shared with us about what you are worried about wrt SQ327/328.
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