Originally Posted by
MickG0105
And let's not forget that no-one put a gun to their head. Their foray into jets was at the time of their choosing. I seem to recall someone from Rex telling anyone who'd listen that 'there has never been a better time to launch into the domestic aviation market in Australia.'
For Sharp it was probably true - at that time his mates were in government and handing out money to him to start a domestic jet operation at a time when the current two operators were at 10% loads. So when he’s getting taxpayer money for nothing in return his statement was literally true - there has never been such a good time to launch in the domestic market as there was then.