Remember the rumours that Jetconnect was going to fly the mainline 787?
Remember the rumours that JQ was going to operate Qantas painted aeroplanes? (You were probably in primary school for this one ECAMACTIONSCOMPLETE given that one was roughly 2007).
People have been foreshadowing the demise of mainline since Qantas bought Impulse in 2002 and then launched JQ in 2004. Whilst some of the moves by management have seen mainline careers slow and/or stagnate, the reality is the place is still going and domestic is still the major driver behind group profit- far more so than QLink jet operations.