Originally Posted by
csycsycsy
BCN-TYO shortest distance is 10.5k KM.
BCN-(through GYD-PEK)-TYO (ala BA7) is 12k km.
Used to be able to buy MAD-TYO for 400-500 eur r/t, now it's 8xx lowest for off peak with 1 stop.
BCN-LAX is just under 9.7k km.
LEVEL BCN-LAX 2024 priced at low hundreds off peak to high hundreds peak
The much higher fares to TYO (and that's for 1 stop) can't support the 2k extra distance?
Will avoid QR for OMNI despite wanting to try all the OWs....
Well that's sort of my point. Even if it's technically capable it was always a marginal route. With the added costs of more distance, more complex distance of way more overflight countries, etc... if you can't get high fares for it, why bother. Even LATAM feed will mostly go west through US or Canada.