Molson Hart

I’m a researcher when it comes to travel + I plan ahead so I can guarantee you it’s not a last min fare. I see this a lot. I was looking at flights to Germany + London for the fall + this was the gap. More likely it’s $200 or above dif. The $500 may have just been 1 I saw.

Aus has direct flights to both but I’m not sure they’re cheap as they’re both with higher end carriers.

The new Aus->EU service is a red ocean right now with many carriers adding service in the past few years. It wouldn't surprise me to see big gaps there versus SAT or other Texas cities.

Never heard red ocean before. You’re saying that eu->aus is a developed route with competition, whereas San Antonio to eu is not?

It's the inverse of "Blue Ocean" theory (you carve out a niche where there is no competition -- Southwest airlines and Cirque de Soleil are examples). I'm saying the opposite. SAT->EU is stablized (you have to connect and service has been stable as-is for awhile) /1

AUS->EU has a ton of new entrants running planes to LHR/AMS/FRA/CDG/etc. It hasn't shaken out how many of those will be profitable (if any). My suspicion is supply has outrun demand -> price cuts -> red ocean.

SAT->LHR is supposedly the #1 underserved international route not covered by a nonstop yet. That's what I heard so ymmv!

(Blue ocean theory is a book btw. Decent idea mediocre book if you ask me. Liked 7 Powers better for sure.)