I have a lot of J Class passengers on the SYD LAX run and unfortunately QF is losing to the others on a price basis.
I just ran a comparison with QF and some others for an October departure and the results are as follows for an October departure.
Fares include taxes but not Agent fees.
Qantas $9045.24
United $6698.24
Delta $6689.24
Air Pacific $6626.24
I can't he;p but think that the Rat is overpricing a product that is indeed excellent but my passenger reports indicate that the Delta product is excellent and that United is a surprise too.
Air Pacific suffers from being via NAN and not the same quality in seating.
That patch of water is still overpriced on a mileage basis, but I guess if the Airlines are forced to deop fares there then the missing dollars will be loaded onto other routes.
Such is our world.
Best all
EWL