Pretty odd way to get a message across - referring to an unsolicited letter from a pilot. Maybe its his way of saying what is an alternative plan but not committing to it and giving him the flexibility to back away from it later ("it was not my plan - it was just an idea from a pilot").
He is being very clear so you know what is coming. But its not really the communication you would expect from a CEO of one of the largest companies in Australia. Maybe he has been taking lessons from the CEO's of a couple middle eastern airlines.