according to Scurrah, Virgin has been "encouraged by recent support from the government this week and comments that they stand ready to continue supporting the industry as a whole".
He wouldn't respond directly to suggestions Virgin has asked the government for $1.5 billion in assistance.
Well my reading of Scomo's comment elsewhere here, was he did
not do say any such thing about supporting the domestic industry -
as a WHOLE. Qantas is ALWAYS going to be the First Born Child of aviation here. Because it is!
Virgin was limping and near lame at end 2019 - due to poor management, and this virus killed them off. Survival of the fittest. Law of the Jungle.
A company who lost $88 million for the six months to December (pre any Viruses) has ALREADY been given 2 or 3 times that money this week by the Feds. And Scurrah wants
TEN times that now it seems.
If Scrurrah is asking for
$1.5 BILLION more in handouts, he is living on the wrong planet. He has not even trimmed staff yet - the first prudent action in such a situation, as Qantas has certainly done, (66% of staff furloughed) so the current rivers of red are partly due to his total inaction.
It seems logical wages are around
$A15 million a WEEK at Virgin across 10,000 staffers. A CEO cannot hold out the Begging Bowl to the Feds, before addressing such obvious and basic issues.
Scomo is now (rightfully) focused on
trying to save the entire country from Bankruptcy right now, not saving Scurrah and Virgin.
Yes all our Virgin Elite cards are extended for a year. They will soon be about as useful as Dick Smith Gift Cards. Both now just pretty bits of worthless plastic.