Originally Posted by
tail wheel
That is the cost of providing regional and rural air services at reasonable prices, not necessarily a life saver for REX. Rural air services have been subsidised by Federal and State Governments and Australia Post for the last 100 years.
The problem is - this isn't a subsidised route. This is a bailout of a company that rolled the dice on a sketchy investment and spectacularly lost.
There's a substantial difference.