Hi guys,

Having been a lurker for a while, I thought now would be a good time to start offering some assistance, as my home port is MEL.

As Vicki mentioned, July will be school holiday time, so loads are naturally higher.

Qantas fly to HKG daily as QF29, however this flight is almost always oversold, as there is a lot of traffic through to LHR. One suggestion would be to take the QF85, which is one of our newer services that runs a couple of times a week. This flight departs around lunch time, as opposed to the midnight departure, giving a less than desirable time for connections out of HKG to other destinations. Recently I have seen the QF85 go with over 50 spare seats down the back.

CX are also a good option as you mentioned, and they have 3 services a day to HKG, along with some rather friendly staff (they are employed directly by CX, rather than contracted).

Feel free to PM me if you require any actual load information.

Regards,
JumboDreaming