Qantas could cover the JQ model overnight, using QLink and the 737. The Dash8’s are more comfortable and cheaper to run than the A320 for domestic sectors. The back 10 rows on every 737 become LCC with pay for everything service.
The Virgin story is the biggie though. I love the line that QF should get an incrementally large package if VA does. S Curran was on the TV a few weeks back saying VA were cashed up and would ride out the storm in a healthy state. I remember being stunned as that is at odds with what I’ve heard for a long time.