Originally Posted by
InZed
I would hate to be in a position where one would have to try keep the Chinese happy, the Emiratis happy, the Singaporean’s happy as well as keeping Branson himself happy too. Plus the agreements with Delta! And all the shamozzle with AirNZ... And with different code share agreements, they all have different objectives and goals!
This is has been evident in the past with VA’s service to Abu Dhabi... to keep Etihad happy. Tasman services and some services being dropped to keep AirNZ happy in the past. And then services to LA to keep Delta happy. And now services to HKG to keep HNA happy (and they have even said this on record).
The only consistency has been their domestic operation.
I do not envy any CEO going into such an absurd shareholder tug of war.
Don't forget buying Tiger to keep Singapore Airlines happy...