I agree 100% with the sentiment that the public should know what they are REALLY buying.
Who is REALLY operating between Gove and Darwin when you book through the qf website, or between Brisbane and POM when you book Airlines PNG, or between Cairns and Singapore when you think you're flying Jetstar. Then there is the other issue of foreign cabin crew caring for unaware pax on long haul sectors for qf also...
Outsourcing has and will continue to occur as airlines try to rationalise costs.
I have no answers, but the public should know WHAT they are buying, especially if people spend money based on assumed safety or levels of service.
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BTW, in 1990, I bought a Holden Nova, only to find it had a toyota engine in it. When it blew up, who should have fixed it... I wanted a Holden after all.