Don & White Knight,
Full flights do not mean positive yield. We operate many sectors at a loss to provide through passengers on more lucrative routes. Airlines all over the globe do this. Free upgrades occur on every flight, ask any station manager for details.
What concerns me is QR, who have a better suited fleet to ride the downturn, I'm sure they have "other" advantages that none may speak of.
Cost per passenger seat mile. Hard to compete with 787 and 350 that burn about half of the A380, even the T7 is a front runner but alas, it has no shower and bar for Ms. Anniston...what to do?
Maybe passengers will only by Y class now so they'll get a chance to meet her and play video games.
Hellof Tomorow.