Australian Airlines bites the dust!

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Your CNS-SIN flight will be a standard AO flight...

SAT 01 JUL is when all AO services convert to QF and 2-Class 25J/204Y 763s.

and as soon as that happens they will be sold as 2-class and have paying J pax up front.

So more options for DONE4 and FF points spending for QF FF members .

 

[NM]

the reason starting AO in the first place was to enable them to start again with new labour contracts and hence lower opperating costs.

Then they took that the next step with JQ. If they went expanded AO's services they would have to do so under AO's existing contract limitations. By starting JQ International, they can start again with labour contracts and conditions and have a lower cost base than they could with expanding AO.

It not just about using a name, but about using the name that permits them to achieve the lowest cost base.

Even though we hear lots of horror stories from Jetstar passengers, I think they achieved the goal of being perceived by the Australian public as the lowest fare airline. And many people will just bok them because they perceive them to be the cheapest and are willing to take a risk on the service front.