There is definitely demand for major business hub to major business hub routes, the first and business class sections at least will be full. I spent the last t

There is definitely demand for major business hub to major business hub routes, the first and business class sections at least will be full. I spent the last two years regularly making flights like this, any chance I'd get I'd take the longer nonstop route. Fwiw, it's what the Boeing 787 was created for - longest possible nonstop routes bypassing hubs.