Originally Posted by
Hatchet Harry
This piece was on the radio last week. Might be some additional QF aircraft coming online for an AFL ‘partnership’ deal:
https://www.triplem.com.au/shows/the...r-could-change
3 bigger ‘dedicated’ aircraft for the AFL.... more A330’s? More aircraft means more pilots needed I assume.
Private terminal? That massive new Melbourne jet base at Tullamarine?
24 AFL rounds per year.
9 games per round.
Having a quick browse of fixtures shows about 5-6 games per round played by teams which would require a flight by one to get to match, so let's say 6.
About 50 players, coaching and support staff per team.
That's a total of only roughly 300 additional passengers for 48 travel days per year (to get there and back), and a few more for the finals.
No way anyone is dedicating any aircraft for that amount of business, let alone 3 A330's. A mining contract will create more passengers in a week than the AFL contract would in a year.
A lot of value to be gained in having the sponsorship rights of the contract, but the transportation of the players? They can put them on regularly scheduled flights.