Originally Posted by
Globaliser
Thus it is perplexing that so few airlines actually do it, or have done it. There must be a story to be told here.
Let's see; both US and Australian gov'ts must approve any entrant, and have prohibited daily service for any new entrant until recently (I think DL is the first to get more than 3/week to start). This has been a highly protected route, and all the players have tried to keep it monopolistic while espousing Open Skies. Lots of history about free trade and how to subvert it on this route.