Originally Posted by mrpaxing
why has Qf paid A$ 48 million via secret bidding (the only other serious competitior was BA and they pushed the price up for QF) for the landing slot in london heathrow they cant use to full extend.
Good one Mr Paxing. Is it true that for a prolonged period Qantas hired a small jet to operate into and out of Heathrow to 'save' the slots as, having paid a truckload, they would lose the slots and so the money to buy them if they were left unused? As I recall reading somewhere, Qantas didn't have the 747s to use them. What's the real story?