It's like they are wanting the public to feel sorry for them because they are a "country battler airline". I read this as nothing but a move to shift blame from future problems, away from itself, and to its competitors. People flying ML-SY do not give two ****s about Rex and its "heart being in the country" or whatever it is (isn't it Singapore owned?!). Completely different markets and clientele.
Look we all want it to succeed, gives our colleagues a job again, and so on, however it gets more bizarre as each week passes.