Two QF flights Scheduled LAX-BNE the same night?

[Himeno]

It will be interesting to see what happens with the second BNE-LAX flight when the next round of 787s are delivered.

I think AJ has all but confirmed a new NA port will be on the cards from BNE. If there’s a daily BNE-ORD flight that might kill off one of the LAX flights.

New US routes are unlikely without the AA ATI being granted. The next 787s are likely to change SYD-SFO to 787, maybe bring YVR to 3 weekly year round, replace HND 747 with 787 and maybe open CDG (6 weekly allowed with QF 787 config).

 

[Snowant]

This 787 kick that Qantas is on, I really don't like them. Being ushered through to PE last flight, looking at seats and realising with deep concern that they were business, but so much squishier than the 747. Mean sods.

Brisbane to Chicago, wow, just gettig my head around that. We lack flights to Seattle though.

 

[justinbrett]

This 787 kick that Qantas is on, I really don't like them. Being ushered through to PE last flight, looking at seats and realising with deep concern that they were business, but so much squishier than the 747. Mean sods.

Brisbane to Chicago, wow, just gettig my head around that. We lack flights to Seattle though.

I guess a lot of pax to US connect - SEA doesn't offer many more connections as it's not a AA hub. Granted it is an AS hub but QF already has the West Coast covered with LAX, SFO and sometimes YVR. If they start flying to YVR year round it I think that puts SEA lower down in priority.

ORD is one of AA's biggest hubs and offers connections to a different part of the country. There's also the fact NZ have started flying there so QF doesn't want to lose ORD pax to NZ.

But as said previously this is all in the hands of the US DoT. I think the Trump administration is far more likely to approve it than the previous Obama administration - but we'll see.

 

[Snowant]

ORD is one of AA's biggest hubs and offers connections to a different part of the country. There's also the fact NZ have started flying there so QF doesn't want to lose ORD pax to NZ.

Then they'll have the middle of the US covered, Chicago in the north, DFW in the south. Just need Atlanta or Miami now. I do wish there were better connections out of SFO, I'd have got that 747 there if it didn't mean flying United to SLC. United domestic are breathtakingly disgusting and I will never, ever, EVER fly them again.

 

[HS-TQE]

It will be interesting to see what happens with the second BNE-LAX flight when the next round of 787s are delivered.

I think AJ has all but confirmed a new NA port will be on the cards from BNE. If there’s a daily BNE-ORD flight that might kill off one of the LAX flights.

I think it may depend on the QF/AA JV approval from the USA end. Assuming they are taking the 787 from the HKG operations for the extra NA flights out of BNE, I would guess it would SEA if the AA JV is not approved to connect to the AS hub perhaps at x3 weekly and maintaining QF55/QF56 at x3 weekly.

If AA JV is approved, I'd say BNE-ORD x4 weekly and QF55/56 LAX reduced to x2 weekly. As much as I'd personally prefer a BNE-SFO, it is very unlikely.

 

[justinbrett]

If AA JV is approved, I'd say BNE-ORD x4 weekly and QF55/56 LAX reduced to x2 weekly. As much as I'd personally prefer a BNE-SFO, it is very unlikely.

I'd say BNE-DFW is more likely than BNE-SFO. But don't really think either is likely. The next BNE route would want to benefit SYD/MEL pax as well, so ORD, YVR or maybe SEA. Maybe even PHX? That's an AA hub. I'd love to see BNE/SYD-LAS, but I don't think that's going to happen

Then they'll have the middle of the US covered, Chicago in the north, DFW in the south. Just need Atlanta or Miami now. I do wish there were better connections out of SFO, I'd have got that 747 there if it didn't mean flying United to SLC. United domestic are breathtakingly disgusting and I will never, ever, EVER fly them again.

I think MIA is too far (7963NM; PER-LHR is 7828) - it would need to be part of project sunrise. Also, you wouldn't use MIA for US connections (that would involve backtracking, except maybe MCO), it would be mostly for Caribbean / Central American connections. Even though that's my favourite part of the world I don't think there's a huge market for it in Australia (certainly not a business market). The South American destinations are better reached through SCL.
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Can't see ATL (7845NM) happening without partnering with Delta, and that's not going to happen. I think you'd class CLT as AA's ATL equivalent, but while it's a busy hub I don't really think it offers connections that DFW/JFK can't cover. Also, similar reasons to MIA regarding distance (8028NM) and backtracking.