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Old 15th Apr 2020, 04:42
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chookcooker
 
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Originally Posted by Lead Balloon
It's been said before:

Qantas has a 49% cap on foreign ownership.

Virgin is over 91% foreign owned.

Different beasts, actually and politically.


The more pertinent comparison is the assistance given to 100% foreign-owned Rex....
cool. So the line is somewhere between 49% and 91%.
to simplify, can you please state where exactly your line stands??

regardless, the government has openly stated its stance on not picking winners and any support will be on an industry wide basis.

hard to go back on that without recourse. Now for Va or in 6 months for QF.
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