The SAAB operation would be fine if they had just stuck to their traditional routes and focused on what they do best. It would not have taken much negotiation to come to some agreement with existing pilots to continue to operate a reliable tight schedule in NSW, VIC and SA. However management have pretty much just ignored the pilot issue and made the situation much worse than it should be by treating people with no respect.
At the moment management inaction on pilots is costing the company probably over $100 million in revenue. There's the cancellations, reduced schedules, competition stealing loyal customers, customers defering travel or going by other methods, the list gos on. $100 mil is probably only the tip of the lost revenue iceberg.... We know the customers are there, a mate at QLink said they are getting reasonable loads on all the Rex routes.