Japan and QF Mainline
Load Factors ex Japan on QF Mainline are being hjammered by the exchange rate.
While J/C is pretty much full Y/C is running at around 55%
J/C is used by travellers originating in Europe as a means of securing a seat and avoiding SIN, BKK and HKG.
The service you receive in J/C on an Airbus 330/300 is superior to that of a jumbo.If local Japanese traffic was relied upon load factors in J/C would be around 50%.
The other Japanese ports..Osaka and Nagoya have never been serviced satisfactorily by QF.Old Equipment and poor scheduling being the main problems.
Qantas for too long took the Japanese market for granted and it is now paying the price.