It may come as a surprise to some, but the Australian people do not just exist to be fleeced of exorbitant amounts of money to keep Qantas and its staff and shareholders in the style to which they have become accustomed.
If Virgin goes under than a rampant Qantas will screw the Australian captive customers for all they are worth......again! I can see that this is TBM's wet dream. A Qantas monopoly again, but this time not just International, domestic as well! Lets see; $1000 - Melbourne Sydney, $2000 - Melbourne Brisbane, $5000 to Perth!
Competitively priced air travel is essential to Australias economy, it is axiomatic that Qantas won't provide it without competition. If there is no competition then we need to open the skies.