[QUOTE=mAAine_flyer]\And in case you hadn't noticed, Australia remains a relatively small market (\QUOTE]

Ignorant Americans! Thinking US is the best and the biggest in everything!
The reason why AA can't come here is because of Governemnt control!

QF and UA = operating the duopoly on the Aust-USA routes.

Let me tell you this route is prob what kept UA still going! It is their most profitable route on the network!

They offer very little award inventory on these routes (unlike those Atlantic routes where there are like 10 million players in the competition).

They can rpetty much charge what they want on the route and it is NOT UNCOMMON to see the following on most flights:

F1A0J0D0I0Y0 etc...

Also AA does not have the right equipment to serve the route (ie. a 744)

A 777 might be OK but they are running out of those at the moment.