Originally Posted by
PoppaJo
Depends how convincing Virgin’s argument is. They put forward a strong case against the QF/Japan tie up which got rejected (and rightly so), with the regulator citing many reasons VA raised.
Well, it'd have to be pretty convincing to get around the fact that VA bought SkyWest, then if I remember correctly, parked some of it's aircraft and some of the VA aircraft, then realised they didn't have enough so had to pay through the nose for Alliance to operate for them.
Couple that with the absolute debacle that was the A320/737 at TT and the stuff up with being kicked off the DPS route after repeatedly being warned it wasn't allowable to substitute another carrier, whether you owned them or not.
I think it would be hard to justify any objection after VA themselves gobbled up a FIFO carrier.
I look forward to QF showing VA how to make an E190 operate profitably.