Actually JQI announced the triangulation service on NGO/KIX well before they started services ex Cairns, it hasn't 'just' happened at all.
AO loads to/from Japan were as a general rule poor except of course in Japanese holiday periods. FUK relied on school excursions to Oz but they had a habit of cancelling at the last moment.
A330 can achieve a much higher level at initial cruise weights than a 767....please base your ramblings on facts and not opinions.
The Japan market is tough, Japanese tend to follow the herd mentality ( no offense but it's true...thanks Ja'mie ) and the herd loves Hawaii. Complete package deals, an incredible amount of flights Japan/Hawaii = low prices, yen-$us is still roughly the same, Oz dollar has strengthened 30% in recent years, lots and lots of High-end USA Brand-name shopping, Japanese spoken everywhere and the Japs love it!! As an aside, flying Northwest wouldn't be any better than Jetstar, man those hosties are old ( again no offense but it's true ).
Asked my mates in Jetstar and they haven't heard any news re JQI taking CNS/NRT soon however as Dixon announced mid last year it will happen sometime '08 ( Oct? ), I suggest you watch the JQI delivery schedule carefully and see if they withdraw from any existing routes.....that's when we will know. How the 787 delay will affect timing is simply NOT known at this stage.
Cheers R.D.
