AA resumes LAX-SYD from Nov

[dajop]

According to Routesonline, AA will be resuming the LAX-SYD service, four times a week from 10 November.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Interesting. Given international arrivals will be limited until December... there must be some sort of profit in this? Cargo + premium pax?

 

[drron]

Yes bringing all the losers from the election a few days earlier.

 

[dajop]

Interesting. Given international arrivals will be limited until at least December... there must be some sort of profit in this? Cargo + premium pax?

Have corrected your post

Apart from that there must also be some demand for ex-AU traffic to the US as well, perhaps in the lead up to Thanksgiving and Xmas.

 

[p--and--t]

Have corrected your post

Apart from that there must also be some demand for ex-AU traffic to the US as well, perhaps in the lead up to Thanksgiving and Xmas.

Anecdotally there are quite a few hiding out in AU from the turmoil in the US for as long as their visas last or until WFH ends with their employer (via internet transpac) and some will have to leave before end of year.

There is also a smallish cohort of students that will finish their studies or 12 month exchange program and be returning.

 

[Danger]

One Mile at a Time is reporting that not only has the aircraft type been upgraded from a 787 to a 777 but AA is not limiting the number of seats it sells on the flights, suggesting the airline thinks the passenger cap will be lifted by the time it resumes service. A comment, allegedly from an AA employee, suggests that may not actually be true, however.

And then there's this rather humorous comment: "I believe the flights have a 14 day stopover in Nauru as Australia has facilities there already."

Surprise: American Airlines Resuming Daily Sydney Flights

American Airlines is resuming Los Angeles to Sydney flights as of November 2020, despite borders more or less being closed. Here's why.

onemileatatime.com

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I wonder if there could have been scope for QF to lease KLMs recently retired combis? ‘A’ zone and upstairs for business class (approx 30 pax), small freight in the passenger cabin behind, and then pallets at the rear?

 

[docjames]

One Mile at a Time is reporting that not only has the aircraft type been upgraded from a 787 to a 777 but AA is not limiting the number of seats it sells on the flights, suggesting the airline thinks the passenger cap will be lifted by the time it resumes service. A comment, allegedly from an AA employee, suggests that may not actually be true, however.

And then there's this rather humorous comment: "I believe the flights have a 14 day stopover in Nauru as Australia has facilities there already."

Surprise: American Airlines Resuming Daily Sydney Flights

American Airlines is resuming Los Angeles to Sydney flights as of November 2020, despite borders more or less being closed. Here's why.

onemileatatime.com

Surely the 777 “upgrade” is an upgrade of Cargo capacity rather than seat requirement. A bet hedge that the early days will be light for pax.

 

[Ekka]

Yes bringing all the losers from the election a few days earlier.

The election Is actually a couple of weeks earlier, drron.
I must presume that you're referring to the Queensland election, of course, not the Yank silliness.
Of even more importance is the State of Origin, of course, which starts on the 4th of November, my daughter's birthday, so of course Queensland will win.

 

[rickn380]

Actually the US government is directly subsiding the flying unlike the Aust government. Also the QF pilots are about to see 180 days without flying which triggers a very large catch up 3 to 4 months each of ground school, simulator sessions and supervised flying. This will be a very big problem to get everything flying again.

 

[madrooster]

One Mile at a Time is reporting that not only has the aircraft type been upgraded from a 787 to a 777 but AA is not limiting the number of seats it sells on the flights, suggesting the airline thinks the passenger cap will be lifted by the time it resumes service. A comment, allegedly from an AA employee, suggests that may not actually be true, however.

AA73 is capped to an average of 40 pax per flight. It's not 40 on each flight which is annoying!

 

[SeatBackForward]

I doubt the US will sort out its COVID issues by then. Wonder how they'll be allowed to bring more than the set cap in that soon.