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Sydney International Airport retail ghost town, and blocked access to Qantas lounges
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Hello travellers,
Greetings from 'I'm flying to Adelaide on Monday, and you're not' Sydney.
I'm allowed to fly to Adelaide
As of last Thursday, those in New South Wales are allowed to fly to South Australia without serving 14 days in quarantine. That means I can wend my way on Monday to spend a week catching up with friends and relatives and working on some family business.
Isn't that picture above of the retail space at Sydney International Airport sad? Shops are closed and emptied of goods as if exceptionally well-behaved thieves have marauded through the mall.
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The contents of a Qantas Jumbo cart, that you could have bought last week
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What happened last week?
Qantas sold off a 1000 galley carts to B747 souvenir hunters in less than an afternoon and dumped a bunch of its sports, arts, community and indigenous sponsorship - basically anything that involved handing over actual cash. Oh, and it started a new direct Canberra to the Gold Coast route given that Queensland is now letting Canberrans in.
They also got into trouble for JobKeeper abuse, according to a Federal Court ruling.
Rex announced funding for expansion - and that they will develop a frequent flyer scheme and Airbus 'celebrated' the final A380 rolling out of its factory.
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Final A380 exits the production hanger in Tolouse.
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What's coming up?
I will probably report on the novelty of domestic airline travel on Qantas, given I will be on my first flight for more than 6 months.
We might get a Queensland border open, or even some relaxation of strict COVID-19 related conditions in Victoria, or someone might actually own up to deciding to use private security in hotel quarantine. We live in hope.
You can catch up on posts from last week below. Until next week . . .
Best wishes and 'I'm flying to Adelaide' in case you missed that,
Stephen
2PAXfly
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In the 27/09/20 edition:
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By 2paxfly on Sep 25, 2020 11:21 am
Julie Kitcher, EVP Communications & Corporate Affairs of Airbus tweeted the rollout of the last Airbus A380 in Toulouse, France yesterday 24 September 2020. Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury attended a special employee event to mark the occasion. This is the 272nd A380 produced since manufacture commenced in 2005. Airbus still has 9 deliveries of A380’s […]
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By 2paxfly on Sep 24, 2020 04:59 pm
The Federal Court did not agree with the Qantas interpretation of how it could use government JobKeeer payments in a case brought by airline unions. This result means that Qantas will more than likely owe backpay to hundreds of employees working during the pandemic. The decision has wider application and may affect a whole lot […]
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By 2paxfly on Sep 24, 2020 08:45 am
SOLD OUT of both full and half bar carts – before 5pm AEST Today, Qantas gives you the chance to buy 1000 Qantas 747 galley carts stocked with champagne, Australian red and white wine, Tim Tams, PJs and and First Class Sheridan throw. These carts come from the airline’s recently retired 747 aircraft before they […]
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By 2paxfly on Sep 23, 2020 11:47 am
Qantas has terminated its position as principal sponsor or Rugby Australia and maintained only its ‘in-kind’ support for 4 other sporting organisations including Cricket Australia, the Football Federation Australia, the Australian Olympics Committee and Paralympics Australia. ‘In an environment where thousands of our people have lost jobs and thousands more are stood down while they […]
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By 2paxfly on Sep 22, 2020 05:23 pm
Yipee! I will be off to Adelaide as soon as I can, to visit family and conclude some business! That is as long as NSW confirms on Wednesday (22 September) that there have been no new cases of community transmission of COVID-19. Arrivals from NSW into South Australia will no longer have to complete 14 […]
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By 2paxfly on Sep 22, 2020 04:01 pm
Given that Australians on the whole are banned from international flying, I havn’t had much cause to pop-into Sydney’s International Airport, let alone the post passport control retail and lounge areas. I havn’t, but our international guest, post pandemic and residency qualifying stay, who left the country a few days ago, did. And here is […]
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By 2paxfly on Sep 22, 2020 10:35 am
For the potential price of half its issued capital, Regional Express Airlines (REX) has now entered negotiation with PAG Asia Capital (PAG), for AU$150 million worth of funding to support the launch of REX’s domestic capital city to capital city jet operations, which it wants to commence by 1 March 2021. Background REX had announced […]
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By 2paxfly on Sep 21, 2020 01:16 pm
Now that Queensland is opening its border to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Qantas is facilitating a way for Canberrans to escape the confines of the national capital and fly to Coolangatta on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Qantas flight details The 4 times weekly flights run on Monday, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays on QantasLink B717s with […]
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By 2paxfly on Sep 21, 2020 12:38 pm
A story is doing the rounds, and has now been confirmed by ET that British Airways will have sliding doors fitted to the first-class suites on its Boeing 777-300ER jets due for delivery from next month (October 2020). It will be a modified version of the seat already installed on BA’s 787s – referred to […]
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By 2paxfly on Sep 20, 2020 05:36 pm
We can forget about a ‘trans-Tasman bubble’, quarantine free zone until March 2021 according to a report by the delightful Patrick Hatch from the Sydney Morning Herald, based on observations by Greg Foran, the CEO of Air New Zealand. That’s a bit disappointing, as I was hopeful we might at least be able to travel […]
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