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Old 22nd Aug 2010, 07:27
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Originally Posted by Going Boeing
premium loads of commercial pax on the LAX-JFK-LAX sectors was very high in the first half of the year
Are you able to validate that the customers in J/P are actually commercial fare customers?

Originally Posted by Going Boeing
business traffic that is upset at being shoe-horned onto an A332 which doesn't have First & Premium Economy cabins
I am not sure Premium Economy is a 'premium traffic' cabin. J/P are the premium customer.

If freight is so lucrative and QF has no restrictions on freight carriage, then why did QF switch to a 330? The yield from freight alone would almost warrant operating a 744 daily? I am not sure this is a major component for QF, otherwise I would think the downgrade would be somewhat unusual?

Traffic numbers on the JFK run are certainly not inspirational and considering rights are limited to ex AUS traffic, I see great economic benefits for QF to operate a 330 instead to secure the right mix of passenger numbers, yield and operating costs...
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