He said low-cost airline Ryan Air, which Tiger models itself on, "doesn't fly to Heathrow".
No, they fly to Luton, Stansted and Gatwick, all as close to central London as
Heathrow.
RyanAir flies to satellite airports throughout Europe not principal airports.
....And as Australia doesn't HAVE satellite airports that can take an A320 (with the possible exception of Avalon), the Ryanair model copletely collapses in an Austarlain context.
Cutting yourself off from by far the most popuklasted region of Australia is not going to lead to a sustainable growth in passengers.