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Old Oct 20, 2021 | 8:17 pm
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Originally Posted by WestCoastPDX
Why do they bother? Is the cargo *that* profitable to justify flying an expensive plane 14 hours with 15 pax?

Is it keeping slots?

What's the rationale?
Cargo, cargo & cargo
For most of the time in the pandemic UA DL & AA have been running USA<--->AU flights with nil to ~40 pax per flight. AA did suspend flights July 01 to ~Oct 29.
The AU federal/state govt's restrict entry to match the 14 day hotel quarantine. For NSW that changes on Nov 01
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