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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 11:58 am
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martin33
 
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Originally Posted by ijgordon
But do you know whether any of those routes are the cash cows for those airlines that LAX-SYD is for QF?
As long as QF was the dominant member of a near-duopoly, it was a major major cash cow. We'll have to see how they adapt now.

DFW-SYD is way too far a nonstop for AA's fleet. DFW-AKL is the same distance as ORD-DEL (within 50 miles), but aren't the winds considerably less favorable?
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