AO's Existence
The reason AO came into being was ostensibly to create a threat to the employees of the mainline carrier.
In this regard it has been highly successful.
It was cheap to set up and its continued existence has been largely through the way mianline apportions cost.
This was also the reason it lost $A11million in the last financial year.
But in so doing also assists in the bottom line of QF and J*.This may well be the only reason it continues into the future.
Having said that,it would be relatively simple to fold it into Jetstar Asia.
Jetstar Asia is also part of the jigsaw that will ultimately become a multi destination international carrier with J* domestic providing feeder services.
A low cost leisure market oriented,two class international carrier is on the horizon