Originally Posted by
neville_nobody
The other scenario is it gets voted up then the ULH magically disappears along with the A380 and 744. 3 years is a long time in aviation.
Sure, although I think that's unlikely unless there's a long-term and significant increase in fuel prices. Qantas has proven that narrow, premium ULH routes can be highly profitable, and seems committed to making that it's niche
niche. Airbus is on board, and most analysts seem to agree it's a smart move.
Either way, that's three years down the track - how the vote goes isn't likely to affect whether ULH goes ahead or the A35Ks get repurposed. If Tino isn't bluffing, it'd just determine whether the A380 replacement is flown by Qantas pilots or JetConnect (or whomever).