Red Roo, I would love to see FRA re-instated while you're at it. Though I would also settle for BER.
, the awareness here in the states of Australia is much more of Sydney than Melbourne. Combined with SYD having a better location for most transfers (particularly to/from NZ when traveling to/from the US, and CNS/Great Barrier Reef) than MEL, and both having roughly the same amount of business traffic (I believe that is the case but don't have solid numbers to back that up), and SYD simply having more destinations served within Australia than MEL does, it is pretty clear to me why SYD sees far more USA flights than MEL does.
Like all the other SYD flights, I assume quite a few people will be connecting LAX-SYD-MEL with AA then QF.
MEL's problem is it is not well located for connections to/from the US, extra hour to/from most spots. And Sydney has more, what I would call "classic" or "obvious" touristy things to do (Harbour Bridge, Opera House, etc.) than Melbourne does. Melbourne has plenty as well, they simply aren't as well known here in the US. I know plenty of great things to do in and around Melbourne, and as much as I personally prefer Melbourne to Sydney any AND EVERY day of the week
Red Roo, I would love to see FRA re-instated while you're at it. Though I would also settle for BER.
Yes but I still do not like Skybus
. MEL is well located for going to Melbourne of course, and for connections to Tasmania, and perfectly fine for going to PER or ADL from here in LOTFAP, but SYD works better for a majority of other situations involving travel to/from the states. It is ironic that the actual terminal setup at MEL for connections is way, way ahead of SYD and particularly of BNE. I'll never get over that BNE has terminals so far apart and insists on charging to take the bus between them 
, complete and utter bollocks and not befitting of an airport in 2015. I will personally connect at MEL whenever possible if going domestic-international.Don't fly UA. Don't fly UA. Don't do it. Don't ever do it!
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Don't fly UA. Don't fly UA. Don't do it. Don't ever do it!
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I'll never get over that BNE has terminals so far apart and insists on charging to take the bus between them
Yes but at SYD you can at least see one terminal from the other
. I also didn't think of it as I haven't personally had to do it. Worse is when VA staff gives you a taxi coupon to go between the terminals, but the taxi drivers make you feel like you just landed in NYC and basically send you in circles until you figure out they don't want a cheap ride and will make you feel unwelcome until you go back to the VA staff and have to ask for a bus coupon (this happened to me at BNE). Run on sentence is intentional, as that was basically me after arriving around 6:30PM on a 13 hour delayed LAX-BNE while trying to get to the domestic terminal ASAP for the last connection of the night to MEL .
This is the current ACCC approval. Qantas Airways Limited & American Airlines Inc. - Authorisations - A91265 & A91266
