Originally Posted by
skipness1E
What's the size of the market in such a hurry they would pay way more money to avoid the opportunity to restore circulation to their legs? Not THAT big.
The aim is to fly people from Perth but also people from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and all the regional ports in Western Australia also.
Considering the capacity of the Qantas 787-9 will be 42 Business, 28 Premium Economy and 166 Economy for a total of 236, I don't think it will be hard to fill the aircraft.
Some people don't want to stop in Dubai or Asia and just want to get there, and stopping in Perth is no different to the alternative. It will have the cachet of being the first direct Australia to UK service too, so people will want to give it a go. Australians have a good knowledge of Qantas as just about everyone in the country has a Frequent Flyer card with them!