Se SQ è furba, si ritira. Il traffico SIN-GRU penso sia piuttosto modesto e quello BCN-GRU se lo pappa IB con i suoi orari nettamente migliori.
Il problema si SQ è che la posizione di SIN non è così vantaggiosa come quella di DXB o, ancora meglio, IST e l' unica rotta nella quale SIN si può proporre come ponte, è quella tra Europa e Oceania. Anche il suo ruolo di hub del sud est Asiatico è messo sempre più a dura prova dalla crescita delle compagnie aeree degli stati vicini, crescita che passa attraverso molti nuovi collegamenti che permettono di "saltare" SIN e la sua compagnia aerea.
Non parliamo poi della mazzata che per SQ è stato l' avvento di EK &c.
Nonostante tutto la crescita della locale economia (e di quella asiatica in generale) ha permesso un incremento dei pax da SIN, mentre SQ fatica molto a trovare nuovi mercati dove espandersi: le richieste delle quinte per BCN-GRU e MXP-JFK ne sono un esempio. Il fatto è che per avere le quinte saranno sempre costretti a pesanti contropartite economiche verso il paesi "ospiti", che ovviamente non hanno nessun interesse a regalare quote di mercato ad uno stato terzo che dista 10000 km.
@Cesare: il 343 IB mi risulta abbia un' unica configurazione, escluderei che tolgano sedili J per la rotta in questione. Anche perchè a quel punto dovrebbero mantenere aerei "dedicati" solo per la BCN-GRU, cosa che logisticamente, è una grana non piccola.
Peraltro i nuovi voli LR di IB vanno inquadrati nello sviluppo, anche infrastrutturale, che la compagnia di bandiera spagnola sta preparando a BCN.
Come a MXP in Italia, anche nell' aeroporto catalano le compagnie nazionali di riferimento, stanno facendo capire che per "trezi" stranieri (LH, SQ o pincopallino air, non importa) non c' è trippa per gatti.
Questa è la PR di IB sui nuovi voli da BCN:
Iberia takes another step to make Barcelona airport a major intercontinental hub
Iberia is growing in Barcelona with new transatlantic flights, the creation of an intercontinental hub at El Prat, networks for distributing traffic to the Americas, and a new maintenance hangar.
In the upcoming summer season the airline will operate direct flights from Barcelona to Miami and São Paulo.
Iberia will transform El Prat into a genuine hub for its flights between Europe and most of the Americas (the U.S., Mexico, Central America and the Southern Cone of South America). It will be fed chiefly by the Vueling network, which serves 16 destinations in Spain and nearly 30 more in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Both in Miami and São Paulo, Iberia has a major flight network for distributing traffic to most of the Americas: from Miami to other cities in the U.S., Mexico, and Central America; and from São Paulo to the rest of Brazil and the countries of the Southern Cone.
Iberia's new maintenance hangar, which opens today, is the only one in Barcelona capable of accommodating aircraft with more than 100 seats. The new installations will help drive the airport's development and invigorate Barcelona's industrial economy, while providing between 150 and 200 highly-skilled jobs.
Madrid, 18 of October of 2010
Iberia is growing in Barcelona. In the next summer season, the Spanish airline will operate direct transatlantic flights from the city to Miami and São Paulo. To bring traffic to these flights, Iberia is transforming El Prat airport into a genuine hub for flights by Vueling and Iberia Regional /Air Nostrum .
In addition, for passengers on the new flights from Barcelona to Miami and São Paulo, Iberia has a thick web of connections to distribute this traffic throughout the Americas: from Miami to other U.S. and Central American cities via code shares with American Airlines; and from São Paulo to the rest of Brazil and cites of the southern cone of South American with the Gol company, under a new code share agreement that is now being negotiated, and with other airlines in the region.
Added to this is the new maintenance hangar in Barcelona that Iberia is opening today, which is the only one in Barcelona able to accommodate aircraft with more than 100 seats, and will deliver a strong impulse to the future development of the airport.
Direct Iberia Transatlantic Flights from Barcelona
Starting on March 28th, Iberia will offer direct flights from Barcelona to Miami and São Paulo. The company will operate three weekly flights to each of the two cities, using Airbus A340/300s, and scheduling the flights to ensure convenient connections.
Iberia expects many passengers on the new Barcelona-Miami and Barcelona-São Paulo route to be heading to or from other cities, and that the Barcelona airport will thus become another important hub for distributing passenger traffic to and from the Americas. El Prat airport is served by both Iberia Regional/Air Nostrum and by Vueling. Passengers on the Barcelona-São Paulo route can connect to or from Vueling's 43 destinations in Spain, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. This airline, in which Iberia holds a 45.85 share, is a "new generation" airline that offers customers the possibility of reserving connecting flights and booking their luggage through to the final destination.
The new flights will also enable Iberia to expand its cargo services in Barcelona, particularly with export shipments to the United States and Latin America.
From Barcelona to Miami, Other U.S. Cities, Mexico, and Central America
In the first year of operation, average seat occupancy on the new flight is expected to reach 80%, for a total of more than 50,000 passengers in 2011. Of these, 31% will be travelling beyond Miami, mainly to other U.S., Mexican, and Central American destinations. Iberia passengers in Miami can connect to flights to ten destinations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico (San Juan, Houston, Orlando, Dallas, Tampa, Key West, Norfolk, Pensacola, Ft. Myers and Tallahassee), and to another five cites in Mexico (Mexico City, Cancun) and Central America (Managua, Panama City, San Pedro Sula, Mexico City, and Cancún) thanks to the code sharing agreement between Iberia and American Airlines.
In addition, all flights over the North Atlantic are covered by the "joint business" agreement signed by Iberia, American Airlines and British Airways, whereby customers get cheaper fares, extra frequent flyer points, more travel options, and easier connections within the oneworld alliance to 663 destinations in 134 countries.
Cruise ship passengers are expected to constitute a significant proportion of the passengers on the Barcelona-Miami flights, since about 20% of Miami-Barcelona passengers board cruise ships in Barcelona.
From Barcelona to São Paulo and the Entire Southern Cone
Iberia also expects to fly some 50,000 passengers on the Barcelona-São Paulo route in 2011, with 83% seat occupancy. The Barcelona-São Paulo flights Iberia's gateway to Brazil, where passengers will find connections to another 13 cities (Bel Horizonte, Brasilia, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Goiania, Iguaçu, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador de Bahía, and Vitoria), thanks to the agreement, subject to the authorities approval, with the Gol airline. Iberia passengers can also connect in São Paulo to Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Bolivia.
A New Hangar for Barcelona
Iberia's other new strength in Barcelona is the maintenance hangar that is being opened today. It is the sole facility in Barcelona with a capacity to accommodate aircraft with more than 100 seats, and is expected to help drive future development of EL Prat airport.
It will also contribute to Barcelona's business and industrial development, as its production steadily increases. In the medium term it is expected to create between 150 and 200 direct highly-skilled jobs
http://grupo.iberia.es/portal/site/...icia=feba61a347ebb210VgnVCM100000930216ac____
