QANTAS: Schedule changes

Introduction

Earlier today, Qantas announced dramatic changes to its flight schedule and the suspension of international flights. Here in table form are the impacts of those changes

Revised Qantas mainline network

Region/Port	Destination
East Coast capitals	Sydney-Melbourne (88 return services per week, down from 250) Sydney-Brisbane (50 return services per week, down from 142) Melbourne-Brisbane (36 return services per week, down from 95)
East-west	Sydney-Perth (25 return services per week, down from 47) Melbourne-Perth (22 return services per week, down from 46) Brisbane-Perth (14 return services per week, down from 35)
Canberra	Sydney-Canberra (38 return services per week, down from 115) Melbourne-Canberra (38 return services per week, down from 67) Brisbane-Canberra (15 return services per week, down from 35) Adelaide-Canberra (7 return services per week, down from 12)
Northern Territory	Sydney-Darwin (7 return services per week, down from 11) Brisbane-Darwin (3 return services per week, down from 7) Adelaide-Alice Springs (7 return services per week, nil change) Sydney-Alice Springs (7 return services per week, nil change) Darwin-Alice Springs (7 return services per week, down from 14)
Adelaide	Sydney-Adelaide (21 return services per week, down from 54) Melbourne-Adelaide (27 return services per week, down from 69) Brisbane-Adelaide (13 return services per week, down from 25) Perth-Adelaide (14 return services per week, down from 28)
Tasmania	Melbourne-Hobart (9 return services per week, down from 26) Sydney-Hobart (7 return services per week, down from 17)
Queensland	Sydney-Gold Coast (14 return services per week, down from 28) Sydney-Cairns (7 return services per week, down from 14) Brisbane-Cairns (14 return services per week, down from 38) Brisbane-Townsville (14 return services per week, down from 36)

Revised Qantas regional network

Region/Port	Destination
Sydney	Albury, Armidale, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga (around 12 return services per week) Lord Howe Island (7 return services per week) Moree (6 return services per week)
Brisbane	Bundaberg (12 return services per week) Emerald* Gladstone *Hamilton Island, Hervey Bay (7 return services per week) Longreach via Barcaldine or Blackall (7 return services per week) Mackay (21 return services per week) Moranbah (23 return services per week) Roma (19 return services per week) Charleville (4 return services per week) Rockhampton *Mt Isa *Newcastle (12 return services per week)
Cairns	Townsville *Horn Island (7 return services per week) Weipa (13 return services per week)
Townsville	Mount Isa via Cloncurry (9 return services per week) Townsville-Mackay-Rockhampton (7 return services per week)
Adelaide	Port Lincoln, Whyalla (7 return services per week) Kangaroo Island (3 return services per week)
Melbourne	Devonport, Launceston (12 return services per week)
Perth	Geraldton (9 return services per week)All other intra-WA regional routes unaffected

*new schedule still to be finalised

Suspended regional Qantas routes

Region/Port	Destination
Adelaide	Uluru (Ayers Rock)Darwin (Direct)
Alice Springs	Uluru (Ayers Rock) Brisbane Melbourne Perth
Uluru (Ayers Rock)	Cairns
Brisbane	Alice Springs Lord Howe Tamworth
Cairns	Hamilton Island Melbourne
Darwin	Adelaide (direct) Uluru (Ayers Rock) Broome Melbourne
Melbourne	Alice Springs Broome Darwin Gold Coast Hamilton Island
Perth	Alice Springs Canberra
Sydney	Ballina (Launch delayed) Bendigo Broome Hamilton Island Mildura (Launch delayed) Orange (Launch delayed) Sunshine Coast Toowoomba (Wellcamp)

Jetstar domestic & Jetstar domestic in New Zealand

Region/Port	Destination
East Coast capitals	Sydney-Melbourne (28 return services per week, down from 93) Sydney -Brisbane (14 return services per week, down from 43) Brisbane-Melbourne (14 return services per week, down from 34)
Queensland Coast	Cairns-Sydney (7 return services per week, down from 21) Sunshine Coast-Sydney (7 return services per week, down from 25) Sunshine Coast-Melbourne (7 return services per week, down from 18) Brisbane-Townsville (7 return services per week, down from 14) Cairns-Melbourne (14 return services per week, down from 26) Proserpine-Brisbane (7 return services per week, no change)
Gold Coast	Gold Coast-Sydney (21 return services per week, down from 70) Gold Coast-Melbourne (14 return services per week, down from 45)
NSW Coast	Ballina-Sydney (7 return services per week, down from 18) Newcastle-Brisbane (7 return services per week, down from 16) Newcastle-Melbourne (7 return services per week, down from 25)
Tasmania	Hobart-Melbourne (14 return services per week, down from 36) Launceston-Melbourne (14 return services per week, down from 26) Hobart-Sydney (7 return services per week, down from 17) Launceston-Sydney (7 return services per week, down from 9)
South Australia	Adelaide-Melbourne (14 return services per week, down from 24) Adelaide-Sydney (14 return services per week, down from 26)
Western Australia	Perth-Melbourne (7 return services per week, down from 11)
Northern Territory	Uluru (Ayres Rock) to Sydney (6 return services per week, down from 7)
Other (inc Jetstar New Zealand)	Avalon-Sydney (14 return services per week, down from 38) Auckland-Christchurch (14 return services per week, down from 42) Auckland-Wellington (14 return services per week, down from 42)

Jetstar Suspended routes

Queensland coast	All flights to Hamilton Island and Mackay Brisbane-Cairns
Gold Coast	Gold Coast-Adelaide Gold Coast-Avalon Gold Coast-Cairns Gold Coast-Newcastle Gold Coast-Perth
NSW Coast	Ballina-Melbourne
Tasmania	Hobart-Adelaide Hobart-Brisbane Launceston-Brisbane
South Australia	Adelaide-Avalon Adelaide-Brisbane Adelaide-Cairns Adelaide-Sunshine Coast
Western Australia	Perth-Adelaide Perth-Gold Coast Perth-Cairns Perth-Sydney Busselton-Melbourne (Launched delayed)
Northern Territory	All Darwin services
Other (including Jetstar New Zealand)	Auckland-Dunedin Auckland-Queenstown Wellington-Queenstown Wellington-Christchurch

2PAXfly Takeout

Well those reductions, suspensions are just breathtaking. I’m exhausted just listing them.

Things are not well.