While I am no supporter of Qantas, the alternative proposed by SIA and the idiot total free market gurus, just defies belief. Trade albeit in goods or services should be bilateral not unilateral. SIA and the government are a bunch of wingers, they sprout open skies yet QF cannot fly through Singapore to most European destinations. There is very little, or no benefit to Australia in granting open skies to SIA, unless QF or any other Australian operator is offered open skies through Singapore to European destinations, which Singapore cannot offer !
Giving open skies to the likes of SIA is just outsourcing the last vestiges of the once proud Australian industry to Singapore. The only thing Singapore outsources is rational and free thinking for its people.
Canberra now should get on with encouraging competition from the likes of
VB or any other Oz carrier that may be willing to give it a go and or North American carriers, not SIA.
