Originally Posted by
uanj
Oh come on, it's all those connections to Mackay and Townsville!
On a serious note, I avoid international to domestic transfers in SYD, it's awful. The planes may use the same runways but for all intents and purposes the international and domestic terminals are two separate airports. BNE is a tad better, MEL is best. Don't know how many of UA's connecting customers are aware of this, however.
I used to fly weekly between SYD and MEL. It is not a long flight to SYD and the train does stop at the domestic terminal. Must remember this for my next trip to Oz. Would not do this leaving Oz as the domestic terminal is horrible for lines
Originally Posted by
SPN Lifer
To reach Perth (PER), Ngurah Rai (Bali) International Airport (DPS) would be much more convenient than wherever DSP is.
My father spent the better part of a decade in BNE, so perhaps this Crow's Nest, N.S.W. native shall visit some day.
Ha! My bad - yes noted in an edit. I grew up in Turramurra, Killara, Chatswood and the last few years living in Oz lived in Oyster bay. Actually worked in Crows Nest after finishing high school and before starting my full time job. Always wondered why it was called Crows Nest.
Originally Posted by
docbert
The original SFO-BNE flights were subsidized by the Queensland government. I don't know to what extent that is still the case now that they are expanding from 3 to 10 flights a week.
Oh! Well that makes sense for the number of flights for the original flights. There does seem to be more business coming out of QLD these days - not just tourism.
Originally Posted by
st530
Hmm, I wonder what this portends for IAH-SYD, given that it's already been reduced to just 4-5 months ...
I have tried to get onto that flight a number of times since it is such a long flight and enjoy those for getting away from the maddening crowd but the pricing is ridiculous. High prices = low demand = decreased number of flights.