The benefit of that though is the cargo capacity is probably a lot larger than with 200+ economy seats each expecting their luggage to make the flight. Thus, ability for extra revenue from selling belly space?
All I can say to the doubters, don't knock it until you try it! (Well at least in a 1-2-1 fully flat business class)
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Too long. BKK-SYD in business is too long. Give me the rest on the ground.All I can say to the doubters, don't knock it until you try it! (Well at least in a 1-2-1 fully flat business class).
Too long. BKK-SYD in business is too long. Give me the rest on the ground.
Well , for me, anyway. My problem is I just can't fall asleep at the drop of a hat. To get a good rest I need at least a 12 hr flight (maybe 6-7 hrs sleep and a couple of meals) . The SE Asia -AU overnights are way too short for that, you compromise on all aspects of the experience. Almost might as well be Y (but don't tell my employer that )
....If it's a late evening departure from SYD, which I think it would have to be, due to slot times, it would leave at approximately 10pm-ish. Perfect for a day at work, dinner with the family before you leave and drinks in the lounge. Then a few more drinks on the aircraft, a movie and then 12 hours sleep, breakfast and I'm there (perhaps that's just me) before a morning arrival for meetings in London.
See that's the big caveat -- 1-2-1 fully flat business.
There probably isn't the market to make fully J SYD-LHR flights work. And when you're in Y, the break in the journey becomes a sanity and knee/back saver. The only situation in which I could see it working is if Y fares were significantly cheaper than those that have a break in the journey, in which case the financial advantage for running the flights has been lost.
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Travel agents and the media keep saying that the Australia routes are regarded as leisure routes (not business-oriented routes) where fares are routinely discounted.
This may ignore Christmas and other school holiday periods such as Easter (try booking at say a month's notice and flying on a legacy airline to much of Asia at Christmas), but if true, it may make the job of filling an all J cabin as some AFF members above suggested for nonstop flights difficult.
Be careful with DVT even in business class. My circulation not great. I'm better off with shorter flights.We're going to disagree on this one. BKK-SYD is too short in business!
Well , for me, anyway. My problem is I just can't fall asleep at the drop of a hat. To get a good rest I need at least a 12 hr flight (maybe 6-7 hrs sleep and a couple of meals) . The SE Asia -AU overnights are way too short for that, you compromise on all aspects of the experience. Almost might as well be Y (but don't tell my employer that )