[QUOTE=ScienceTeacher;37127342]One airline is operating 10,500 miles away with little competition, one airline is operating from the UK with vast competition (albeit from a different London airport) on the short hail routes.

A comparison therefore feels slightly unfair, but I suppose the jist of both is to provide a premium feel on a short hop.

Actually there is some competition from Virgin Australia and when I was looking they were considerably cheaper on all of the sectors in Business. Not sure what they would be like and I would have been tempted had the ntp system been in force when I booked. There's also no 261 equivalent protection so I dont know what would have been my experience in case of cancellation etc