Hi,
If I'm based in Singapore, can I schedule a via flight for example Perth-SIN-BKK as one flight number, and be able to sell tickets from Perth to BKK ? Would this get the same ORS rating as any direct Perth BKK flight, or the same rating as any connection via SIN would get ?
I know I would have rights SIN-BKK and SIN Perth, but is via any different is this scenario ?
Thanks,
Kruiseri
No, using a VIA-flight doesn't change anything for you. Passengers can book PER-SIN-BKK as a normal connection.
You are correct in that you have traffic rights from SIN-PER, and SIN-BKK but you do not BKK-PER. Therefore passengers that want to travel SIN-PER can do with a S-B-P solution however some passengers may want to get off at BKK, and you will not get any extra passengers to replace them as you can't sell a ticket BKK-PER.
Singapore is bad example as it's a one airport country but if you were doing it in reverse, your airline was an Australian airline for example...traffic rights...
PER-SIN...yes
PER-BKK...yes
BKK-SIN...no
You planned a flight PER-BKK-SIN. Same passengers might want to get off in BKK but you could also plan another aircraft to go from say SYD-BKK with a convenient connection time in BKK to catch the SIN leg. Because you would be selling them a SYD-(BKK)-SIN ticket passengers could transfer onto the BKK-SIN segment
Oh no you read me wrong.
The plan is to do PER-SIN-BKK, and since I'm based in SIN I presume I would be able to sell any combination.
However as Spezialist pointed out, there would be no benefit compared to PER-SIN & SIN-BKK, it would be treated exactly the same ?
Except (maybe, please correct if wrong).
If I do a PER-SIN-BKK flight, it becomes available all at the same time in ORS. That means that PAX can immediately book PER-BKK too. Also it would allow me to do a quicker connection as it is the same plane continueing the flight.
vs
If I do PER-SIN and then separate flight SIN-BKK, SIN-BKK becomes available in ORS a few hours later. During which time there may already be bookings on the PER-SIN leg and availability for PER-BKK is reduced.
Is the above correct ?
Yes I did read wrong! You have rights on the full PER-SIN-BKK, so can sell tickets, drop off and pick up pax at all stages. However yes there is no difference in programming it as a via flight, or 2 seperate flights on same aircraft.
Sorry for confusing
There is no difference between PER-BKK via SIN flight, and PER-SIN plus SIN-BKK, as it is the same thing. As long as you based in SIN.
Maybe you wonder, whether you can use the same flight number for this PER-BKK?
If you use via flight feature, I think you can.
CMIIW
No, my thinking was that if a via flight would become available to ORS all at once. It doesn't so it really makes no difference...
The only difference is that with a Via flight you use one flight number, the other way you use two. That’s it.