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I feel sorry for families etc who were booked to travel now and can't afford the new fares on other carriers. Wonder if there will be talk of a class action??
Why would or should there be a class action?Wonder if there will be talk of a class action??
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Would be good to see Virgin Blue return, taking advantage of TT's domestic platform - VA could concentrate on the golden triangle, transcon and TT and move further upmarket to properly compete with QF, ceding the leisure/low profit routes to the LCC.
Their international business probably needs to be axed or refocused just to Asian trunk routes.
Would be good to see Virgin Blue return, taking advantage of TT's domestic platform - VA could concentrate on the golden triangle, transcon and TT and move further upmarket to properly compete with QF, ceding the leisure/low profit routes to the LCC.
Their international business probably needs to be axed or refocused just to Asian trunk routes.
I can only speculate that their flights to LAX must be performing decently, given they've decided to withdraw from East Coast to Abu Dhabi and redeploy the 777 to MEL-LAX.
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Transpacific is almost certainly loss making given the number of competitors on the route - the sub 1k fares in economy are a strong indicator, don't doubt the VA product is great on the 777 but it's a factor in VA's financial bloodletting and needs to be addressed.
every airline has a different strategy for making the most profit - there are no general rules on whether premium classes or cargo make the difference, economy as the largest 'inventory' for sale is a very reliable indicator though.
its a safe bet that there is substantial overcapacity on transpacific routes with the 5 carriers operating now which has pushed the fares to all-time lows - which is the real point in how that affects VAs profitability
asian routes are not comparable as they are feeding hubs and can pick up through traffic (also very different cost operating structures) - not the case for Australia