Originally Posted by
Blueskymine
the primary reasons for the purchase of Virgin are for the footprint it occupies. The slots. The terminals, the gates, the facilities. All barriers to entry into the Australian market for a new player.
It could/will be called whatever they like.
The rest is academic.
Agreed. The AOC would be well toward the top of the list of reasons.
You can apply a very simple little thought experiment; think of a criteria (AOC, terminal leases, Sydney slots, whatever), imagine it was absent, ask yourself whether you'd still be interested in buying the airline.