No agendas, just ignorance of 'The Clubs' existence
Unlike in Q's Annual Reports where the Chairman's Lounge gets discussed, there is no mention of 'The Club' in VA's Annual Report. I obviously need to read more widely
Totally agree the
public should know 'all of the operational facts' yet the Fed Govt is refusing to provide them.
Comparing REX to VA & Q is an apples & oranges matter - agreed. The point is that
the public purse is providing over 20% of normal times TOTAL revenue - that is notable.
About 'perceived' extra funding - the amounts are now public record (in total) just no detail on how some were arrived at. For example with freight.
In my calculations I adjusted the amount Q is receiving for the relativity between Q and VA's normal operations (dug out from their respective annual reports for the two previous financial years) so it at least has some basis in reality. The relativity of their operations was not Q being 6x larger than VA.
If you over-adjust and subtract the total amount Q received for repatriation flights (note VA also got paid for repatriation flights) then Q still receives greater than 5x more than VA. I'd just like to see the details behind the amounts.