Originally Posted by 43Inches
And the 777 is such a winning airliner that Delta is making a $380 million loss for the last quater ($280 million loss last year) and Virgin set for an $80 million loss for the year. With Air NZ forecasting a loss also this half it makes Qantas the only profitable airline on the route.
I think you need to do some research on "cause and effect" relationships, 43Inches.
Hint: none of those losses have even the slightest thing to do with the 777. And Qantas would have made an even bigger profit on that route with the 777. It still would've had the same pax numbers and its ticket prices on a given route are identical no matter whether they take you in a 747, A380, or a hot air balloon, but the 777 is far more economical to run.