The only reason they are performing across the Pacific is because passengers don't (yet) have the option of Singapore Airlines or Emirates on that route.
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Which, if the federal government stand back and allow Qantas to set up shop in asia to circumvent the Qantas sale act and Australian industrial laws, should be allowed to happen.
No more Alan Joyce pleading to the government for protection from competition on the pacific route, and of Australian jobs, if he's shipping jobs off to asia anyway.
Certainly is a bad smell in the air about Qantas these days. Not surprising after management have now hollowed out the QF Mainline carcass almost as must as can be.
Although, I'm sure there will be a lifeboat on this Titanic for Messers Joyce, Buchannan and co.
