Originally Posted by
Lapon
Adding to both Virgin and Ansett the attempts at getting hold hold of Australian Airlines before the Keating goverment blocked them, you have three attempts in the last 30 years.
If it were not for the fact Air NZ has just been bailed out again I wouldn't have put it past them.
Bailed out? No, offered a NZ$900 million loan facility, bit like QF have been offered by Scomo. And when they can't repay the loan the company becomes a state owned enterprise.