Originally Posted by
dragon man
Meanwhile at Qantas Alan will have to find the money to make both pilots and FAs redundant and deal with an inappropriate fleet internationally while his main cash cow (domestic) is under the pump from a reinvigorated Virgin.
Not really. No international staff have to be made redundant, they will be held on indefinite stand down until flying resumes. It costs a tiny bit to keep the aircraft maintenance status current. QF Domestic will remain the market leader, especially with FF who'll be reluctant to spend in an airline close to the brink, and a VA that concentrates on core routes will allow more minor routes to become QF monopolies. A slimmed down Virgin will remain, but I'd say the process for that to happen will take months, probably a year.