re ULR it is just possible that LON-PER non-stop might be the most desirable route for someone
QF mooted a few years ago they were interested (before the Arab tie-up) but at the time the a/c around still had a westbound penalty
all seems to have gone quiet on that front.
as i said in my post above the boardroom battles that have been mentioned here inflicted on VS and Voz have done them no favours when an obvious tie up with hubs at DXB JNB and LAX could have fed pax onto Voz...even a BOM hub was an option to open up India through to oz.
very strange indeed and beggars belief not to use your brand...