Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
I think some time before Qantas announced the launch of this route there was a thread here that pointed out that BA was probably well placed to operate LHR-PER non stop. Economics presumably went against that gamble. More realistic is that Melbourne could be better plumbed into the BA network, such as LHR-BKK-MEL.
A little left field maybe but I wonder if LGW-SIN-MEL could be made to work if Gatwick has some 787s at some point in the future. If timed around the same time as LHR-SIN-SYD so transfers between the two services were possible in Singapore, it would open up the Gatwick catchment to Australia as well as Melbourne without using up a Heathrow slot.