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    Qantas announce more regional growth

    A number of new routes announced,mainly Q300s Post covid,looks like the Q300s from the failed JQ NZ regional play Have found something to do.good to see Launceston moving up to a B717 too Do we start the clock on how long it will take Rex to start whinging? Qantas reveals new flight routes —...
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    Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

    I did note they used stock footage of a QF B767 though
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    Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

    To me it feels like trying to shore up flagging investor interest ahead of Fridays indicative bids deadline
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    Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

    Rex now in trading halt pending announcement
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    Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

    Today’s AFR has a story indicating REX will start trunk routes this year Investing 200m on limited fleet of “cheap jets” post CV-19 Time will tell if just being disruptive to VA Sale or serious
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    Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

    It’s a big commitment by the Qld Govt and could come back to bite financially and electorally.lf VA restructure and the workforce halves with known and unknown changes,it becomes a very expensive subsidy.If you are going to give away 200m setting a min workforce size seems reasonable.
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    Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

    I thought the point the PM was making was SuperFunds,including TWU industry super ( large union of VA staff) could invest,along with banks,it’s not all on the govt.I’d prefer my super invested in something likely to return regular dividends
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    what will happen to VARA

    Looking at flight radar24 VARA,Alliance & QLinkstill busy in WA, so the money hasn’t dried up completely
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    Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

    The not so subtle sad bit is the 1 month deadline aligns with the time the Stood down VA staff were to return to work ahead of the June flight resumptions
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    Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

    The current business fundamentals for all carriers won’t change anytime soon.the Difference last time VA raised some cash for the Velocity buy back , they had to stump up high single digit% to get the money,QF used new aircraft value and got their war chest at around 2%.They appear to be much...
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    Virgin suspends all domestic flights except Syd-Mel (6 times a week)

    I get it over Easter and up to Anzac weekend with lockdowns and school hols but out to mid June ,surely this is now a grave situation
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    Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

    With govt messaging that travel restrictions are with us for sometime(months) and the reality that once boarders open,Corp travel & reduced economic activity won’t return for some time ,If at all before the end of the next financial year.QF should be able to meet Dom travel needs with the groups...
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    Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

    I note REX shares are also in a trading halt until Thu. No doubt catching up on the industry wide doom and gloom
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    Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

    Unlikely to happen but I do recall TN&AN operating alternate days on BNE DRWat one time in the 80’s.could be a good way to protect service on routes deemed in the public interest until this mess blows over.That said I’m not holding my breath but strange times
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    VA to withdraw from GET

    https://thewest.com.au/news/aviation/virgin-australia-cancels-perth-to-geraldton-route-citing-decline-in-customers-ng-b881201409z After reducing schedules in Jan, VA surprised they didn't shrink the market to profitability. Last Flights 21July
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    QF Double Status Credits - Book by Feb [Now] 25, Travel Feb 25-Aug 31, 2019

    The DSC pop up on the home page now visible to me. I know in the past people booking on the first morning(before 10am) had some problems getting their bonus credited , as the QF booking system is time stamps the pax booking with GMT .So perhaps they push it out in the early arvo so as to...
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    QF Buys into Alliance

    Interesting stuff QANTAS ACQUIRES 19.9 PER CENT STAKE IN ALLIANCE AIRLINES
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    Qantas applying for capacity to fly to Fiji

    Just sighted QF selling flights from early Apr SYD-NAN x 4 per week on Tue/Fri/Sat/Sun. Ops as 738 aircraft . Sale fares avail in both cabins. $269 ow in ecy and $1042 in J. good smattering of U avail also which is nice in a holiday period
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    Qantas selling PY on QF9/10 dom legs

    Just doing some searches for Mel-Per trip and noticed PY product is saleable now on the Dom legs of QF9/10.I was aware you could do redemptions and points upgrades but don’t recall the PY product saleable on the Dom tags. The fare conditions drop down doesn’t show points or status earned yet.The...
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    JB not renewing his contract/is leaving

    on ASX site,JB will not seek to extend his contract . Announcing now to allow orderly transition. It will be interesting/ different without him
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