Qantas welcomes AA to SYD

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Wow, sounds like a fun day. Any idea what times it flies in/out?

Not a cheap exercise for AA either....

And giving you an idea of the size of AA - a new aircraft delivery every 4 days!
 
Well done Qantas , this sounds like a great way to show off Aussie hospitality & the press coverage back in the USA may be rewarding for the tourist industry here.
 
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Would be an amazing inaugural to be a part of.

Well done QF.
 
21 days until this happens. Has anyone seen more information?
 
There are less than 100 AAdvantage Executive Platinum members in Australia. It would be super cool if they all got an invite.
 
Danger said:
There are less than 100 AAdvantage Executive Platinum members in Australia. It would be super cool if they all got an invite.
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I agree. Would be a nice gesture.
Wonder if there's any Concierge Keys here? Surely they would score one ?
 
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Was in the AA JFK Flagship lounge yesterday and the manager was very excited about the new AA flights to Australia. Apparently there is a real buzz within AA about their return to Australia.
 
Hvr said:
Was in the AA JFK Flagship lounge yesterday and the manager was very excited about the new AA flights to Australia. Apparently there is a real buzz within AA about their return to Australia.
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I wonder of they'll depart from T4 or TBIT early on ... they are already using TBIT for a few domestic flights ...
 
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I wonder of they'll depart from T4 or TBIT early on ... they are already using TBIT for a few domestic flights ...
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If I remember early Sunday morning, I might ask some AA LAX staff.

AA has rights to 4 gates in TBIT. The airside connector is meant to open mid next year.
The T4 FIS area isn't open very long hours. If there is an international arrival at T4 when CBP is closed, pax are sent to the TBIT arrivals via a tunnel. If T4 CBP is closed at the early arrival time for the AA SYD-LAX, as they are promoting it at a flagship route, they might forgo the tunnel and just use a TBIT gate. Which gate they use might depend on what the aircraft does between the SYD flights. IIRC, the plan is to route the aircraft on a JP-US-AU-US-JP route.
 
I wonder why would Qantas welcome a direct competitor? I find it hard to believe they will truly welcome that.
 
... and their flights feed into each others network, so most onwards bookings will most likely be through AA/QF (i.e., revenue $$$).
 
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