So how do the punters feel about that?
I can see it now. Punter like me who hates doing anything through Sydney, and used the DFW-BNE on the 744, wakes up to the news they are dropping in home only to be told no you need to stay on board as we refuel and go to Sydney only to have missed my connection in Sydney back to Brisbane.
Is that really what the plan is, or are these two stops highly exceptional?