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"As for AO going, not too sure about that. JQ Intl is going to be a 'pay for everything' service...you want a meal? You pay for it. You want a blanket? You pay for that too. That's according to the current plan by Management and Alan Joyce. Not sure if the Japanese market would sustain that kind of product (they never have and I doubt they would...not that many large low cost airlines flying into or out from Japan as far as I am aware)."
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The LCC model is unproven/untried in the longhaul international arena.
Cattle class 767's have flown from Europe to Australia over the years.
Monarch comes to mind.
Those who tried them invariably said, "never again"........