"a venture of this magnitude without even a ready available market is just simply pie in the sky stuff."
I think u missed the point. The first 6 aircraft will be utilised on Virgins already established regional network, with the remainder to tap into new pairings in due course.
"I'm tipping if they attempt to expand into Q-link and Rex's market on the east coast. the're going to get spanked"
I don't know what to say to this, apart from it gave me a good chuckle...
I love how most of you spell doom and gloom for both operators, and bag management for plucking this idea out of thin air. The fact is, a lot of resources are spent behind the scenes on researching the viability of these ventures. And people with far more insight than us make these decisions years in advance. To simply take one press release and plan the downfall of Australias second largest airline(?) and Western Australias longest running airline is laughable. If you guys are so knowledgeable, why aren't you running your own airline???