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Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 2:47 pm
by rubberman
Saltwater wrote:
Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:58 pm
Nope, the freighters land in overnight on reduced thrust where they can. Last night was definitely a 777 takeoff over the city
Freighters may use reduced thrust on landing, but that doesn't preclude a go-around which would rattle a few windows. So, it could have been either, really. I dare say someone might have inside information to post. That would confirm it either way.

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:25 pm
by VinyTapestry849
Theres rumour of Vietjet leaving by end of the year. Not confirmed

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 11:53 pm
by EBG
Some plane took off last night just after 2.00am heading east??

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2024 2:29 am
by Ho Really
EBG wrote:
Thu Sep 05, 2024 11:53 pm
Some plane took off last night just after 2.00am heading east??
That was NZ65 DPS-AKL diverted to ADL that took off just before 02:00 (yesterday Thursday). See previous page with details from FlightAware.

Cheers

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2024 2:39 am
by Ho Really
Here's another one for you...

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Cheers

P.S. And there have been more flights overnight here and there. Just wondering if we still actually have a curfew or some flights are allowed. QF7223 landed from the northeast.

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2024 6:48 am
by Norman
Ho Really wrote:
Fri Sep 06, 2024 2:39 am
Here's another one for you...

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Cheers

P.S. And there have been more flights overnight here and there. Just wondering if we still actually have a curfew or some flights are allowed. QF7223 landed from the northeast.
Flights like QF7223 are freighters, which are allowed. There are several that land every night.

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:20 am
by Listy
rubberman wrote:
Thu Sep 05, 2024 2:47 pm
Saltwater wrote:
Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:58 pm
Nope, the freighters land in overnight on reduced thrust where they can. Last night was definitely a 777 takeoff over the city
Freighters may use reduced thrust on landing, but that doesn't preclude a go-around which would rattle a few windows. So, it could have been either, really. I dare say someone might have inside information to post. That would confirm it either way.
flightradar shows Texel flight TFX36 coming in from the west at 4:40am, aborting and climbing over West Beach and then landing from the east at 5:10. Maybe the wind changed suddenly

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2024 3:06 pm
by rogue
VinyTapestry849 wrote:
Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:25 pm
Theres rumour of Vietjet leaving by end of the year. Not confirmed
Not surprising. Plenty of other 1 stop options.

On a side note, VietJet's flights from / to Perth never seem take the most direct route over the Bight. They always detour inland over the Nullarbor. Does anyone know why?

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2024 4:19 pm
by abc
rogue wrote:
Sat Sep 07, 2024 3:06 pm
VinyTapestry849 wrote:
Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:25 pm
Theres rumour of Vietjet leaving by end of the year. Not confirmed
Not surprising. Plenty of other 1 stop options.

On a side note, Vietjet's flights from / to Perth never seem take the most direst route over the Bight. They always detour inland over the Nullarbor. Does anyone know why?
a lack of confidence?

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2024 5:38 pm
by VinyTapestry849
rogue wrote:
Sat Sep 07, 2024 3:06 pm
VinyTapestry849 wrote:
Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:25 pm
Theres rumour of Vietjet leaving by end of the year. Not confirmed
Not surprising. Plenty of other 1 stop options.

On a side note, Vietjet's flights from / to Perth never seem take the most direst route over the Bight. They always detour inland over the Nullarbor. Does anyone know why?
Vietjet captains have a habit of making the weirdest routes possible

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 5:09 pm
by rev
Federal opposition is suggesting they might try force Qantas to sell Jetstar if elected.
Would it really help bring down prices? Saw on one of the morning news programs that when Jetstar has a sale, on the corresponding flights with Qantas they put the prices up. Not sure if true, never paid that much attention.

Would an independent Jetstar survive long?
Would there be any benefit for Adelaide airport?

Further to this was just watching the 730 Report, I believe a Liberal politician was on. Apparently Qantas has 107 slots in Sydney between 6am and 11am? In a lucrative market with 40 million passenger movements..and didn't quite catch who but another airline only has 7.

Would giving say Virgin, or Rex if they come out of administration, or this new Koala Air of they get off the ground, more slots across and between all the other major airports even things up?

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:58 am
by cammo
VinyTapestry849 wrote:
Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:25 pm
Theres rumour of Vietjet leaving by end of the year. Not confirmed
Not surprised at all. So disappointed that the schedule goes via PER - so unappealing, although I understand their reasons for it.

Their load factor for June were 52% inbound / 54% Outbound, zero freight.

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 3:35 pm
by VinyTapestry849
Government needs to give some money to Vietjet to keep them here. We can’t afford to lose a third airline this year

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 3:39 pm
by abc
VinyTapestry849 wrote:
Tue Sep 10, 2024 3:35 pm
Government needs to give some money to Vietjet to keep them here. We can’t afford to lose a third airline this year
if the route is not viable why should the taxpayer subsidise it?

Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:02 pm
by rev
VinyTapestry849 wrote:
Tue Sep 10, 2024 3:35 pm
Government needs to give some money to Vietjet to keep them here. We can’t afford to lose a third airline this year
If it's simply to keep them flying here, would be a waste of tax payers money and would simply end up offshore filling Vietjets coffers. If they're just going throw money away like that they may as well throw it at us at least we'll spend it locally lol.
If it's a joint tourism promotion in Vietnam and here, then it might be worthwhile.