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Rumor: AA to announce new ultra-long haul to Brisbane

Old Jan 20, 2020, 6:49 pm
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Rumor: AA to announce new ultra-long haul to Brisbane

Rumor! Rumor! Rumor!

American Airlines to announce new long haul to Brisbane, Australia.



Let the speculation begin!!!
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 7:36 pm
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Originally Posted by N830MH
Rumor! Rumor! Rumor!

American Airlines to announce new long haul to Brisbane, Australia.

https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1219398802634878976

https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1215126729586610176

Let the speculation begin!!!
I think that route is planned for the new 737 SUPERMAX
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 7:36 pm
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Originally Posted by N830MH
Rumor! Rumor! Rumor!

American Airlines to announce new long haul to Brisbane, Australia.

https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1219398802634878976

https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1215126729586610176

Let the speculation begin!!!
I think that route is planned for the new 737 SUPERMAX
Of course, if it's Boeing, it might not be going
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Old Jan 21, 2020, 6:21 am
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So Qantas drops LAX-BNE which AA picks up and Qantas takes up ORD-BNE.
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Old Jan 21, 2020, 9:01 am
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Seems like it would probably be an easier upgrade than LAX<->SYD, so probably good news for AA flyers if true.
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Old Jan 21, 2020, 11:08 am
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Originally Posted by IflyonAA
So Qantas drops LAX-BNE which AA picks up...
Not quite.

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Old Jan 21, 2020, 1:44 pm
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Originally Posted by IflyonAA
So Qantas drops LAX-BNE which AA picks up and Qantas takes up ORD-BNE.
Originally Posted by JonNYC
Not quite.
QF BNE routes ( as publicly know)
BNE-LAX B787
BNE-ORD B787 starts 20 April 2020
BNE-SFO B787 starts 5 February 2020
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Old Jan 21, 2020, 2:17 pm
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Originally Posted by Mwenenzi
QF BNE routes ( as publicly know)
BNE-LAX B787
BNE-ORD B787 starts 20 April 2020
BNE-SFO B787 starts 5 February 2020
Oh, OK. thanks
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Old Jan 23, 2020, 5:19 pm
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Originally Posted by IflyonAA
So Qantas drops LAX-BNE which AA picks up and Qantas takes up ORD-BNE.
Yes, if they drops BNE-LAX. My guess AA will takeover LAX-BNE.
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Old Jan 23, 2020, 8:09 pm
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Originally Posted by mvoight
Of course, if it's Boeing, it might not be going
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Old Jan 23, 2020, 8:12 pm
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Are they doing the 5k AA miles introductory special for this one, too?
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Old Jan 23, 2020, 8:17 pm
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Originally Posted by jordyn
Seems like it would probably be an easier upgrade than LAX<->SYD, so probably good news for AA flyers if true.
Only if you want to go to BNE.
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Old Jan 23, 2020, 8:30 pm
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Originally Posted by CPRich
Only if you want to go to BNE.
For leisure travelers, who are likely counting on upgrades more so than business travelers, not a terrible place to enter OZ
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Old Jan 23, 2020, 9:24 pm
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Originally Posted by CPRich
Only if you want to go to BNE.
Originally Posted by tylerdurden4543
For leisure travelers, who are likely counting on upgrades more so than business travelers, not a terrible place to enter OZ
Many people, including the management of Air Sydney (aka Qantas), do not seem to realise that many people do not live in Sydney or want to go Sydney
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Perhaps I'm missing your point...

It seems that there are lots of connecting options to elsewhere in Australia from BNE, including Sydney, are there not?

As a leisure traveler (again, business travelers are generally less likely to be making decisions based on upgrade chances), if I wanted to fly LAX-Australia (or even to Sydney specifically) and my options were LAX-SYD with low chances of an upgrade or LAX-BNE with a higher chance of upgrade and then connecting, this would seem to be a positive development.
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