Smoke and Mirrors
As in most countries slot availability is limited.Qantas cant run its own aircraft into many of the Japanese airports...mainline is too expensive(?) and the market has softened.Maintain the slots by gving them to Jet *Only problem is there is a Q of other airlines who would like to have those slots.They cry foul over the Jet* arrangement.So how is all this allowed to happen?What deals have been done to allow this situation to exist.
Jet* is the successful failure protecting QF slots until the time is right for mainline to expand again.
Quite frankly the Japanese are over Australia as a destination.The marketing has been crap.The understanding of the market is minimal and the equipment QF has sent there over the last 10 years has been rubbish.Although things are changing it will take a long time for the market to revive.
BTW there are still 5 jumbos a day flying into HNL from Japan..full.The Japanese are discerning travellers.They know where the value for money is.
It ain't Australia
Any way this is just a bit of cabernet musing
Last edited by argusmoon; 18th Mar 2009 at 12:13.