Yesterday we flew home LAX-MEL The route took us crossing the coast north of Brisbane and down to Melbourne west of Canberra.
This was with United on one of its Dreamliners (and I use the word "Dream" in Dreamliner loosely).
The year before we flew home, LAX-MEL on Virgin Oz and a B777. That route had us crossing the coast south of Sydney, crossing over Thredbo, etc, and into Melbourne from the east.
Both flights got us in early morning.
Why the different routes? Is it weather dependant, perhaps? In both cases it was late May and weather typical for the season - cold, overcast, no rain.
Anyway, political comment - I dread the thought of flying QF to the UK on one of these 787s. Ok if you're in business or better, but damned miserable in plebsville.
