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With the ashes yet cooling on Bonza’s funeral pyre, Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson made an eyebrow-raising suggestion at the Flying Kangaroo’s Perth–Paris launch last week: that Australia can’t sustain more than, say, three major domestic airline groups (coincidentally, the number it has now).
As the country reacquaints itself with the old familiar Qantas–Virgin equilibrium – and as Rex continues its push to disrupt the duopoly – will Hudson be vindicated, or will another challenger eventually prove her wrong?
Adam and Jake examine the state of play and whether Bonza is truly just another data point against airline competition in Australia.
Plus, Rex’s new leadership faces a boardroom coup from the old boss, Melbourne Airport waves the white flag on the long-overdue rail link, and Emirates thumbs its nose at “too clever by half” safety videos.
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says:The current Australian population numbers cannot support the introduction of another domestic airline, further, I hope I’m wrong, but Rex could encounter some turbulence ahead and may have to change direction;- Bonza may have gone but look at the destruction to human lives it left us; – even allowing for a healthy increase in population numbers the same will prevail for some years to come. Instead, we should all be concerned about our ability to afford what will be increased fares plus the availability and affordability of Jet A1 into the future and maybe a transition back to more affordable modern turbo prop powered craft on domestic routes. We have to face facts, like real estate, the bubble may burst in our faces so be prepared.