Originally Posted by
Goldorak
Yes. I am quite skeptical on the long term. At the beginning some people will get “trapped” thinking they have booked a nonstop flight or without realizing the implications of the stop, but they won’t make the mistake twice and especially people flying for business. There is a reason why no carrier (that I am aware of) are doing such triangular routings in the US
Well you bring up a very valid point... it's not going to be particularly attractive for a business traveler to take a one-stop flight to Miami via MCO as they would have to clear immigration and customs and then go through the show that is US security... just the thought of it makes me cringe... Even in the opposite direction, a stopover in MCO isn't particularly attractive either. But most irritating of all would be traveling with a plane full of children. And with the parents who feel their 4 and 7-year olds absolutely need lie-flat seats in J... forget it.
ps QF did SYD-LAX-JFK for many years... I took this flight a few times. No local traffic allowed, aside from cargo to the East Coast of the US and the few continuing passengers (it was more expensive than a simple QF to LAX connecting to AA...)