Originally Posted by
AerialPerspective
When QF101/100 used to operate to LAX it was always full, often oversold every night. It was a very popular option. Albeit it was the same aeroplane all the way through from MEL but for MEL-LAX traffic it cut out the side-show at SYD and usual inevitable aircraft change and was two reasonable sized sectors and not one short one then 14-15 hours.
The operation failed when the 747 AKL-LAX was replaced with a 330 which carried on to JFK. The high value freight which was carried on the 747 from LAX-JFK now went on a Polar or Atlas aircraft meaning the 747 freight capacity was no longer required. As the Qantas 330 product was no match for the ANZ 777 from AKL-LAX, the loads collapsed and the route was canned.
The 'genius' of silo-ing departments…...
