Originally Posted by
percysmith
Creampuff where does your 30% premium come from?
For my shuttle route: Hkg-Syd, next month (two weeks before school holiday) I'm looking at HK$5.7k/13.6k/33.6k for y/PE/j return
Going the other way I see A$900/1,957/6,193
For short haul I'll survive in Y, even the 4+-hour hard shell I'm getting this Friday. PE is only a more expensive bucket of Y for short haul.
Premium seats to/from Australia have an inbuilt (upward) price bias. exUSA because of the competition and the requirement for H class fares to credit to the AA program create a niche market.
Until Air Asia and Scoot entered the SEAsia-Perth market no one had cheap fares (even in economy) on those routes. Jetstar flights were often more expensive than Qantas. MH economy fares could/can be found at cheaper rates - but only if you are willing to forgo crediting the flight to a (any) FF program.
Happy wandering
Fred