Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by 101RRS;[URL="tel:3098867"

3098867[/URL]]In your opinion.

Ah yep. …What, you reckon someone can express someone else’s opinion?

Originally Posted by SpudHeadTed

Ah yep. …What, you reckon someone can express someone else’s opinion?

sure, mick does nearly every post.

Originally Posted by SpudHeadTed

There are more than 30,000 people who can’t get home, largely because they can’t afford the exorbitant prices being charged for limited seats.

I don't think that's correct.

First, the issue with not being able to return is clearly one of supply - there's a bottleneck caused by the hotel quarantine. Airlines are being told by the Government how many people they can fly into the country. If it's below a minimum - about 10 in the case of my wife's flight that got cancelled - then that flight doesn't take off.

Second, the airfares that my wife paid were the same as the last time we flew on that particular airline. The airline in question must be losing millions a week on their flights to Australia, but they've kept flying here nonetheless and haven't been charging tens of thousands of dollars per seat. So, unless Qantas is charging over the odds I don't understand the need for flights subsidised by the Australian government as the hyper-expensive air tickets everyone's talking about appear to be an urban myth.

As I said, the issue is supply, not cost.

Originally Posted by Arapiles;[URL="tel:3098913"

3098913[/URL]]I don't think that's correct.

First, the issue with not being able to return is clearly one of supply - there's a bottleneck caused by the hotel quarantine. Airlines are being told by the Government how many people they can fly into the country. If it's below a minimum - about 10 in the case of my wife's flight that got cancelled - then that flight doesn't take off.

Second, the airfares that my wife paid were the same as the last time we flew on that particular airline. The airline in question must be losing millions a week on their flights to Australia, but they've kept flying here nonetheless and haven't been charging tens of thousands of dollars per seat. So, unless Qantas is charging over the odds I don't understand the need for flights subsidised by the Australian government as the hyper-expensive air tickets everyone's talking about appear to be an urban myth.

As I said, the issue is supply, not cost.

I think it’s both supply and cost and that many people have different experiences I this sad state of affairs where so many feel let down as citizens of a country that is becoming more like America every day.

‘Economy’ flights from UK in Sept are reportedly $10,000k. If you can get one.

Stranded Australians: caps take effect on flights

Originally Posted by SpudHeadTed

I think it’s both supply and cost and that many people have different experiences I this sad state of affairs where so many feel let down as citizens of a country that is becoming more like America every day.

‘Economy’ flights from UK in Sept are reportedly $10,000k. If you can get one.

Stranded Australians: caps take effect on flights

"Australians in Britain are being quoted fares of $10,000 for flights home in September."

I just ran some searches and from London to Melbourne, Etihad and Quatar didn't show any seats at all. Etihad briefly showed a flight at 6000 pounds but then deleted it and said to call them.

A Skyscanner search found 7 return flights from London to Melbourne via Singapore and Christchurch for the 2nd of August that were between $3k and 3.8k - that's more than the pre-COVID fares but it's not $10,000 (and in any case, it appears to be only possible to transit through Auckland but not Christchurch).

I think that the issue is that there are no flights or seats, not that the flights are there but the prices are exorbitant - and that has to be case given the HQ limits.

Originally Posted by Arapiles

I don't think that's correct.

First, the issue with not being able to return is clearly one of supply - there's a bottleneck caused by the hotel quarantine. Airlines are being told by the Government how many people they can fly into the country. If it's below a minimum - about 10 in the case of my wife's flight that got cancelled - then that flight doesn't take off.

Second, the airfares that my wife paid were the same as the last time we flew on that particular airline. The airline in question must be losing millions a week on their flights to Australia, but they've kept flying here nonetheless and haven't been charging tens of thousands of dollars per seat. So, unless Qantas is charging over the odds I don't understand the need for flights subsidised by the Australian government as the hyper-expensive air tickets everyone's talking about appear to be an urban myth.

As I said, the issue is supply, not cost.

Quite possibly a difference between domestic and international prices.

I've heard domestic are pretty much the same.......... int up in the first class range.

DL

Originally Posted by Arapiles;[URL="tel:3098923"

3098923[/URL]]"Australians in Britain are being quoted fares of $10,000 for flights home in September."

I just ran some searches and from London to Melbourne, Etihad and Quatar didn't show any seats at all. Etihad briefly showed a flight at 6000 pounds but then deleted it and said to call them.

A Skyscanner search found 7 return flights from London to Melbourne via Singapore and Christchurch for the 2nd of August that were between $3k and 3.8k - that's more than the pre-COVID fares but it's not $10,000 (and in any case, it appears to be only possible to transit through Auckland but not Christchurch).

I think that the issue is that there are no flights or seats, not that the flights are there but the prices are exorbitant - and that has to be case given the HQ limits.

Either way it’s not good. …Strengthens the case to spend $4.5 billion on repatriating Australians, rather than gifting it to profiteering big business.

Originally Posted by SpudHeadTed

Either way it’s not good. …Strengthens the case to spend $4.5 billion on repatriating Australians, rather than gifting it to profiteering big business.

how do you plan on bypassing quarantine limits?