Well best of luck to them I say. I'd give them a try if they flew to Perth. There are bound to be some first day problems - however I guess with the history of new airlines in this country failing the media probably were in a mindset to be tough. Virgin was a success but had good timing in regards of being able to sink Ansett - and let's be honest, Branson has extremely deep pockets. Deeper than Air New Zealand had.. Damn kiwi's