Talk about the Pot calling the Kettle black.
Mr Joyce said he is not concerned with Middle Eastern carriers because he believes the airlines long standing alliance with British Airways and Air France will enable them to stay in competition.
“Because of our links with British Airways, we’re staying out of it and our performance has been stable compared to what we’ve been seeing with the Middle Eastern carriers,” he said.
However, rejecting Etihad did not stop the CEO from voicing objections to the Virgin/ Etihad alliance stating the airlines have not had to go through the same hurdles they went through during the first stages of their alliance with British Airways.
“We objected to the process they were going through, not to the deal itself, because the process for us, it is not the same process Qantas had to go through,” Mr Joyce said.
Mr Joyce also added he did not think alliance between Virgin and Air New Zealand would experience difficulties and may not happen because of the ACCC.
Surely AJ understands that the logic he wishes applied, isn’t the case when it comes to Qantas’ establishment of Jetstar.
Go John!