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Correct. However this is morphing into the government for some reason having to fund “competition” so certain people can have lower fares. This is not indifferent to the bonza debacle. People whinged that “fares will go up” when bonza was selling well below cost price. The government already...

What’s the answer? I don’t think anyone is advocating for higher fares. People are, quite logically, stating that a failed foreign airline shouldn’t receive public funds for the single purpose of creating “competition” where there’s no market for it.

And they weren’t getting fleeced by Rex?

Oh yes, no issue with that at all. Although the ACCC has to be the biggest waste of taxpayers dollars themselves!

Not really. It’s not the governments job to put taxpayer money into a failed company so there can be “competition”. If the market warrants competition, competition will come. Assistance has been happening with these routes for years. I have no doubt the assistance will continue regardless of...

I don’t think Rex even serve 40 ports. If Rex fell over tomorrow, I don’t think any community that isn’t already receiving a government subsidized service would be “abandoned”. The SAABs won’t be scrapped. They’re already on the Australian register. They’ll be picked up by another AU or NZ...

I don’t think you understand how large companies work. I’ve outlined the issues above. Simply screaming “management!!!!” is not making a point. As I said, we have numerous other regional airlines that can take over these largely state government subsidised routes. QantasLink, flypelican, Link...

No. Culture.

Takes a lot to fix a culture that’s been bred over 20 years. There are also a lot of regulatory positions in airlines that just can’t be “replaced”. VA is a good example. Plenty of the same old faces still floating around. Rex is down to less than half of its fleet, it cannot retain staff and...

LKH. Remember his email to the doctor years ago? (Worth a google if you haven’t read it). The same narcissist who made new pilots sign a letter stating they’d “dedicate themselves” to the airline and accept conditions outside of their EBA. As I said above, losing this airline will be one of the...

To be honest, the entire 737 plan was so childish that just about anyone could have run it better. Read the slideshow… it even reads like the planning board for a boys footy weekend away.

I believe Rex had a good supply of slots from their regional operation that they were using for the 737s. They could have operated any time they wanted to. I believe this would be referring to Tiger or Long Haul crew who were made redundant but have held seniority pending re-employment.

Absolute amateur hour 😂

Good chance to burn some of the points club vouchers

Wow. Never made the connection that MFM was McCormack. What does he have to do with the airline? And we pretend we are not corrupt in Aus…

The tax payer already subsidises ZLs flying. Realistically, on the only routes that are “critical” they are already taking from the public purse. You’d really have to wonder what more the government can (and should) do.

I believe VA have stated they are receiving another 2 ex MI planes. This was before today, so possibly a few more I guess?

“We’ve activated the 2 week free trial so we are sure as hell going to use it!!”

That escalated quickly… I suspect the fat lady is warming up. The 737 operation is worthless. The brand is worthless. They’ve run the Saab operation into the ground so far that it’s likely not recoverable (nor financially appealing to an investor). It’s always been a bottom feeder operation run...

Wouldn’t both be a dream world! Either is a win though.