In regards to DOGONE.
Released today, JQ to operate BN - DN - Bali and return, starts 3rd Dec, 7 days per week.
We (family) go up twice a year - now before people start knocking the place - it has improved and is great value for money but what is the QF Group doing?
The ABS state that: The number of Australians travelling to Bali in the first quarter of 2008 increased by more than 57% against last year, with larger percentage growth from Perth and Darwin (75% and 71% respectively), 44% from Victoria/Tasmania an 49% from NSW/ACT.
So Garuda add triple daily PER-DPS from 3 Sept, JQ 3 per week,
Garuda added a 3rd DRW-DPS 25 Jun, JQ the daily from Dec,
Garuda added their 5th from MEL-DPS 02 Sept, JQ 2 a week of which one starts in SYD.
Garuda added 6th SYD-DPS service 02 Sept, JQ has 4 direct and 1 via MEL.
Garuda addresses the market - the QF Group does not.
Look at PER-DPS these peole love Bali - it's closer and cheaper than say the Gold Coast but QF is just handing the $$'s over to Garuda.
And then they compete with the parent on the HNL run? go figure.