Originally Posted by
Colonel_Klink
Are you saying the 737 operation is saveable Mick? Because I thought it was losing $1m a week.
And would exiting some routes and increasing frequency on others be enough to turn that around? It seems like a big ask….
I'm speculating, Colonel. Presently, they are probably losing more than $1 million a week on domestic jet ops, where said ops consists of around 314 or so flights a week, covering some 11 city pairs (12 if you count the E-jets doing ADL-PER three times a week). Two thirds of those flights are on the triangle.
There are a couple of routes that seem to see not unreasonable pax numbers; MEL-OOL springs to mind. There are many routes where they are just torching cash; SYD-MEL leaps off the page when you look at this month's numbers.
Could you construct a route structure/flight schedule/pricing strategy that is better commercially than the current offering? Undoubtedly! Could it sustainably make money for them? Your guess is as good as mine.
One thing for sure and certain is that if they have engaged Deloitte, they will be able to cut through bullsh!t and determine if there's a pathway out.