Originally Posted by
cstead
Yes, but the 90% increase from $5500 to $9300 is going to hurt a lot of businesses, especially in this economy. I have a feeling a good number of people may end up purchasing QF Y+ or NZ Y+, or be stuck in the back of the bus, or just not take as many trips, rather than ponying up the $9300.
This is just the price we have been paying down here anyway. And it is still a good deal compared to the alternative of having to do this on normal tickets. It is almost impossible now to find a SYD-JFK J class ticket for less than $10k. So there will still me many people buying it.
It has just become a different type of ticket. Before it was something a private person would consider or small businesses for a trip to Australia or the US. Now it is a ticket for someone who needs to go to SYD and HKG in business class.