And foreigners have ways to fight back. Qantas and Singapore Airlines, for example, are keen to use ultra-haul-long direct flights to attract business travellers keen not to have a layover.
https://www.economist.com/news/business/21740010-they-are-not-invincible-chinese-carriers-are-new-disrupters-air-travel

haul-long という言い方もあるのか？