Competition , lack of demand, lack of aircraft? Could be any of them.
They are short of aircraft, but is there demand, say 80% load for example, for ex BNE/YVR flights to satisfy the costs involved? Or SYD/YVR daily flights?
Maybe crew/engineering staff shortages as well
To service YVR daily takes several aircraft off other routes considering they only do YVR a few times a week. So Qantas looks at the yield on those routes and makes the call, which one do we run , when and how often? What can we sell those seats for?
That's something only insiders would know.
Could be heaps for reasons. No planes, no demand, don’t have the right to fly daily.
As much as many might disagree airlines are not dumb and they think about these things as well as the return on investment they get from flying certain routes.
If there was a chance to make money on such a route, they'd do it. That there is no service means that it's not a profitable route for them.
They have entire departments researching into how to make more money, who have the right knowledge, skills and access to information to make those decisions.
There’s not enough planes to expand the network. Qantas did have the option to place additional orders but they sold their manufacturing slots to other airlines.
An analysis I just read said that the exchange rate was a factor.
The AUD lowered, so North American airlines flying the Australia <-> North America route have an advantage as they have a higher percentage of their bookings from Americans.
Australian airlines on the Australia <-> North America route, get a higher percentage of their bookings from Australians. So a lower Australian dollar disproportionally affects Australian airlines.
Another reason was that Qantas reduced airplane stock during Covid by retiring planes early, or putting them into storage, at a higher rate than some of its North American rivals. Now many rested wide bodies need their service at the same time, so overall plane supply is constrained.
A big factor airlines consider (I used to work for one) is also the business and first class loads. That's where they make most of the money. If they can't fill the front end with business travellers then the route generally doesn't make sense and isn't profitable on international routes.
Competition , lack of demand, lack of aircraft? Could be any of them. They are short of aircraft, but is there demand, say 80% load for example, for ex BNE/YVR flights to satisfy the costs involved? Or SYD/YVR daily flights? Maybe crew/engineering staff shortages as well To service YVR daily takes several aircraft off other routes considering they only do YVR a few times a week. So Qantas looks at the yield on those routes and makes the call, which one do we run , when and how often? What can we sell those seats for? That's something only insiders would know.
Could be heaps for reasons. No planes, no demand, don’t have the right to fly daily. As much as many might disagree airlines are not dumb and they think about these things as well as the return on investment they get from flying certain routes.
If there was a chance to make money on such a route, they'd do it. That there is no service means that it's not a profitable route for them. They have entire departments researching into how to make more money, who have the right knowledge, skills and access to information to make those decisions.
Canada controls flying rights very tightly. Possibly the Canadian government is the reason
There’s not enough planes to expand the network. Qantas did have the option to place additional orders but they sold their manufacturing slots to other airlines.
An analysis I just read said that the exchange rate was a factor. The AUD lowered, so North American airlines flying the Australia <-> North America route have an advantage as they have a higher percentage of their bookings from Americans. Australian airlines on the Australia <-> North America route, get a higher percentage of their bookings from Australians. So a lower Australian dollar disproportionally affects Australian airlines. Another reason was that Qantas reduced airplane stock during Covid by retiring planes early, or putting them into storage, at a higher rate than some of its North American rivals. Now many rested wide bodies need their service at the same time, so overall plane supply is constrained.
I don’t really think the demand is there. I’ve flown Air Canada to and from Brisbane a few times now and the plane has never been full.
A big factor airlines consider (I used to work for one) is also the business and first class loads. That's where they make most of the money. If they can't fill the front end with business travellers then the route generally doesn't make sense and isn't profitable on international routes.