Originally Posted by
luv2ctheworld
I priced out LAX-SYD for the month of Aug/Sep in C. The fare for UA was around $5K. DL was over $6K. Given that both airlines have new lie-flat seats, the other criterias are related service and cost. Is DL's service worth $1K more?
itasoftware.com says UA $4595 for Aug 4-Aug 11 and DL $5819.
But then, VA shows at $13109 and QF at $15057.
Don't see how either DL or UA can hope to make any money flying people circa 15,000 miles in flatbed seats for a ridiculous fare like that.