Originally Posted by
cmn.jcs
Well, there is that small group of places called the East Coast and however many millions of people who live there, who might have preferred to take a short domestic hop and then a longer international one as opposed to a longer domestic and slightly shorter international flight.
There are also people who enjoy maximizing MQMs, and don't mind the longer flight time in a proper (lie-flat) BE cabin and then a domestic 757 with live TV in F... I'm not naming names...