Meanwhile, the rumour mill is suggesting that QFi is going to pull out of PER completely! http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/qantas-frequent-flyer-program/rumour-qfi-to-withdraw-perth-41581-6.html

Let's see what actually happens there – mere rumours and whispers in this game are a dime a dozen, and not worth getting het up about until there's more concrete information.

qantas once again misses the mark with only 2 daily flights & they are usually booked out, yet singapore has 4 full service flights.

was just in singapore connecting from cathay to qantas to perth but due to delays as a result of the typhoon in hk the flight in was delayed so missed connection, yet cathay, who took full responsibility couldnt rebook with qantas for two days due to fully booked flights in  both business & economy (qantas said all flights overbooked) so cathay flew us to hk then back to perth the next day.

On way up to connect with cathay flight to colombo on the 11th of july qantas cancelled their morning flight, perth - sing 2 months out, so we couldn't connect, this was at the start of the school holidays! 

When I asked why cancel they couldn"t give a valid reply except "operational reasons", this 2 months out! We booked on another airline.

this route is a gold mine yet they seem determined to hand it over to other carriers, what is wrong with them! 

thank goodness for qatar now flying to perth & the 2 daily flights with emirates!

Why would Qantas be pulling A330's out of Perth International routes you ask?? Look at the other article about the introduction of more A330 services coast to coast where more internationally configured A330's are being introduced to compete with Virgin. Also, Emirates and SQ are on an unstoppable expansion into Australia, which is the slow death for Qantas international - unless of course they wake up and establish workable alliances and publish competitive fares. The QF/Emirates alliance is having issues getting off the ground. That would be because Emirates really doesn't need Qantas - they already service every Australian capital city once Adelaide starts, and have multiple connections to Europe through Dubai. Currently, there is Qantas via Singapore (7 hours plus 14 hours to Europe plus Heathrow and another flight to other destinations) OR Emirates (12 hours to Dubai and 5 hours average to ANY European destination) - do the maths.