These Are Sydney's Top Boeing 787 Airlines This Winter

When it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere, is summer in the Southern Hemisphere. This leads to many travelers packing their bags and heading south for the winter. The busiest airport in Australasia, Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD), is the heartbeat of Australian aviation, and using data from Cirium, an online aviation analytics company, Simple Flying looked at the airlines with the most Boeing 787 Dreamliner services this December.

The 787 is a popular wide-body, twin-engine aircraft that has quickly risen in popularity for long-haultravel. The aircraft features extensive composite materials and advanced aerodynamics, which contribute to improved fuel consumption when compared to other aircraft. Enhanced passenger comfort makes it a more enjoyable experience onboard, including larger windows and lower cabin pressure. With three variants, the 787-8 has a range of 7,355 nautical miles (13,620km), 787-9 of 7,635 nautical miles (14,140km), and 787-10 of 6,430 nautical miles (11,910km).

Australia’s Hometown Airlines

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Unsurprisingly, the biggest operators of the 787 this December at Sydney are Australia’s flag carrier, Qantas, and its low-cost subsidiary, Jetstar. Qantas, a full-service carrier, utilizes the 787 on popular long-haul international routes such as Auckland Airport, New Zealand; London Heathrow, UK (via Perth) Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, France (via Perth), Santiago, Chile, Dallas/Fort Worth, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York (via Auckland), and San Francisco (United States), in addition to Vancouver, Canada. Qantas 787-9 aircraft are configured with 236 seats: 42 Business, 28 Premium Economy, and 166 Economy.

Jetstar, a low-cost carrier, where all extras cost additional (seat selection, meals, and baggage), operates a total of 11 787-8 Dreamliners, and this December will operate routes from Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City, Osaka, Phuket, and Seoul Incheon. Jetstar’s 787s are configured to carry up to 335 passengers, across two classes, 21 in business, and 314 in economy.

This December, Qantas will provide a total of 99 flights onboard the 787, an average of more than three per day, or 22 per week. This results in a total seat offering of 23,364 monthly, 5,275 weekly, and 753 daily. Whereas Jetstar will schedule 84 787 services for the month, more than two daily, or 18 weekly, with a total of 28,140 monthly seats, 6,354 weekly, and 907 daily.

International Carriers Providing 787 Capacity To Sydney

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All Nippon Airways, also known as ANA, is the third largest operator of the 787 Dreamliner to Sydney, and the biggest foreign carrier. The airline, based out of Japan, operates a fleet of all three variants of the 787 (8,9, and 1); however deploys the 787-9 on its route to and from Tokyo Haneda. This route, served twice daily, will cater for 14,818 seats across December, equating to 478 daily, or 3,346 weekly.

Singapore Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary, Scoot, comes in tied for third place as the third largest operator of the 787 to Sydney, tied with ANA with 62 services this December. Operating twice daily from SYD to Singapore Changi International Airport (SIN), the airline offers more eats than ANA, due to the configuration of its 787-9 aircraft with a total of 375 seats onboard, spread across 35 in business, and 340 in economy. The numbers are broken down below:

United Airlines, the only US carrier that features in this analysis, is also tied for third place, with 62 787 Dreamliner services to Sydney this December. United utilizes these aircraft on routes to its key US hubs, including Houston (IAH) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

Top Routes With The 787 Out Of Sydney

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After checking out the top airlines offering 787 capacity to Sydney, data from Cirium also identifies the top routes with the highly versatile aircraft. Topping the list is Tokyo Haneda, operated by All Nippon Airways. It’s double daily services between one of the world’s most populated cities ( Tokyo), and Sydney, Australia, covers 4,210 nautical miles (7,798 km), and represents a total of 71,674,666 available seat miles this December, or 2,312,086 ASMs per day.

Singapore (SIN) is second on the list, thanks to Scoot’s twice-daily service to Sydney. This route, covering 3,395 nautical miles (6,288 km), represents 90,387,750 available seat miles for the month, or 2,915,733 ASMs per day.

Other routes topping the list include China Southern’s 48 direct flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Air India’s daily service from Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (31), Jetstar, and Korean Air’s direct daily service to Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN).