Think dizzy was actually referring to passengers, dude....

FFPL= Platinum FF members, QFCL= Qantas Club Chairman's Lounge (invite only members)

IIRC Platinums make up less than 2% of FF's but contribute a much larger chunk of revenue to QF.

Nothing to do with pilots/crew. I suppose the question was, what benefit would these people get by switching to V Aus?

I'd say very little if any LRH.

From what my sources in QF tell me, Qantas will fight (for as long as it takes) for every seat SY-LAX-SY. Ironically VA have yielded stacks to QF already, due to the delays in the first service! :(