Originally Posted by
dr dre
Deputy chairman John Sharp ... accused rivals of embedding staff on these trips to identify the number of passengers.
“We have noted many Qantas employees that are regular passengers on our flights. They are there to present the worst case picture and they wouldn’t be telling anyone about our flights that are full,” he said.
JC, but this bloke is dumb as a bag of hammers. Neither Qantas nor Virgin would be putting money into Rex's coffers and buying a seat on a flight to determine the pax load. You just send one of your staff down to the Rex gate ahead of boarding time and count pax once they have dutifully lined up to board. Couldn't be simpler.
Originally Posted by
chimbu warrior
Sounds like Rex should be grateful for those Qantas employees buying seats. To me it would seem easier and cheaper to just stand at the gate and count passengers getting on and off the aircraft.
Sorry, missed this when I originally posted. Yes, spot on.