Well for one thing this route is going to be part of the low cost airline AU mini so the fares alone will get some attention, then dont think about AKL think about it being SYD-LAS 1 stop because thats what it is to avoid LAX and also to avoid any disruption to the main airline. Plus also the route is only a 3 times weekly services so its not like its a daily service with heaps of capacity. If it was real and capacity and demand permitted the route would have a larger frequency.