Originally Posted by
BuzzBox
That's all well and good, but the airport doesn't exist solely for the benefit of Qantas. PAC needs to consider the short, medium and long term interests of the airport and ALL its users. If allowing Qantas to become firmly entrenched on the western side conflicts with PAC's medium to long term plans, then surely they are within their rights to act accordingly. That might mean short term pain for Qantas, but a better long term outcome once all operations are consolidated in the central precinct.
It’s not short term pain. It’s the next freaking 6 years. It also means less passengers through Perth airport for the next 6 years until their facilities are up to standard.
Again, if what PAC was offering Qantas was better to what they currently have QF would be insane not to move. Heck, even equal to what QF currently have would at least be an argument worth having. The reality is that PAC can’t come up with a solution that meets QF’s needs and as a result wil miss out on putting more people through the airport. IE they are willingly foregoing revenue- and potentially quite a bit of it.
So yeah, PAC need to manage it for short, medium, long term. How’s their short term looking for their biggest client? Stuffed. How’s the medium term looking for their biggest client? Stuffed. How’s the long term looking? Well, who would really know given that PAC are yet to turn soil on the second runway or the combined facility.
Great job PAC.