Originally Posted by
Sydneyair
On the surface, yes, but given that they're likely to apply for JV eventually and wanting to avoid upsetting each other, they may continue engaging on duopoly pricing on this route.
I would expect marginal fare relief at best.
If they want to fill the seats, marginal relief wont do, they have to be aggressive in pricing especially in the offseason. It is likely than NZ might cut their SFO service down to daily, once UA goes to daily.