If you met Paul Scurrah (Virgin Australia CEO), what would you say?

[Scarlett]

SQ are not going to want VA giving GA and VN access to its customer base. Besides from VA perspective, between them GA & VN operate 47 services a week to Australia. SQ/MI operates 145 services from SIN to Australia (soon to become 152). Which could provide better feed to VA? From a branding perspective, which is of more interest to Velocity?

That's a very good point. And you'd hope that VA are making best use of the partnership with SQ...

But I wonder if that sheer number of flights is not a double edged sword and results in SQ carrying pax directly to/from their destination in Australia without having to rely on the VA domestic connections. Only VA will know whether it's an issue or not.

As for the branding, there's a certain simplicity if they could say: "A member of Skyteam." But I note they can also continue with "and our codeshare partners" potentially as effectively.

 

[dajop]

"A member of Skyteam."

On some parts of AFF we would say "A member of Scaryteam"

 

[adamkps]

I would say...please don't downgrade the J domestic meals. It's one of the things that puts VA above QF, and, GET RID OF THE TASTELESS AND MEAN CHICKEN SANDWICHES!

 

[jakeseven7]

I would say...please don't downgrade the J domestic meals. It's one of the things that puts VA above QF, and, GET RID OF THE TASTELESS AND MEAN CHICKEN SANDWICHES!

VA are playing with the devil introducing the school canteen chicken sandwiches in J class as they have a nasty track record of food poisoning people with chicken (listeria I think it was) in the past!