Airfares to US to drop?

[SYD]

A good reason to avoid that country even in transit like the plague at least for 4 years.

Technically less than 4 yrs from now but could also depend on how Nov 2026 pans out and whether the Houses get spine implants.

 

[clifford]

whether the Houses get spine implants.

We're talking about the USA here...

 

[SCM]

There's not really enough competition to drop prices.

I was on some United flights SYD - SFO for work trip, quite a few empty seats, but tickets were far from cheap.

I see airlines downgrading to dreamliners or even a330s if they have any on US routes.

 

[SYD]

There's not really enough competition to drop prices.

I was on some United flights SYD - SFO for work trip, quite a few empty seats, but tickets were far from cheap.

I see airlines downgrading to dreamliners or even a330s if they have any on US routes.

Yep, still a lot a hay making while the sun’s shining….

And it’s not just transpac….

 

[clifford]

Yep, still a lot a hay making while the sun’s shining….

Maybe the sun will set at some stage. Then the airlines will scurry (and ask for Govt bailouts).

 

[ellen10]

Update on my neighbour's Esta. 12 days after her interview at the US consulate in Sydney and her passport taken away. They got a message to go back to the consulate to pick up her passport and visa.

Walked in, was handed her passport, visa granted. No other conversation entered into, 30 seconds all up. No reason for the original refusal and no conversation entered into. They fly out in 5 days. Cut that close. They will fly direct to Canada for a two week tour and then an Alaskan cruise.

 

[cove]

The price of jet fuel is helping airlines keep running A380s running despite being thirstier than the latest large 2 engined planes. I was surprised how full the business class upper deck was in May on our Qantas flights to and from Los Angeles.

 

[DirectConnect]

Update on my neighbour's Esta. 12 days after her interview at the US consulate in Sydney and her passport taken away. They got a message to go back to the consulate to pick up her passport and visa.

Walked in, was handed her passport, visa granted. No other conversation entered into, 30 seconds all up. No reason for the original refusal and no conversation entered into. They fly out in 5 days. Cut that close. They will fly direct to Canada for a two week tour and then an Alaskan cruise.

The visa is the first hurdle, please report back to see how her Port of Entry clearance goes.