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MEMO
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
To: All Employees
From: Dermot Mannion, Deputy Chairman
Subject: Route Suspension and Stabilisation Plan
Dear Colleagues,
With the help of all our staff over the last 37 years, Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has provided high-quality, competitively priced flights to destinations in Southeast Asia and around the globe. RBA has enjoyed many successes, provided countless passengers with safe and comfortable transportation, and continues to be recognized as a quality provider of air travel.
However, as we have grown from a regionally-focused airline to a long-haul provider, the market around us and the global economy have both changed in significant ways.
In that context, our Board has recently instructed that an extensive review of our business model and strategy be undertaken to position the airline onto a sustainable platform for the future. Arising from that review and with these goals in mind, we have now had to take the very difficult decision to suspend service to Kuching effective after 28 July 2011 as well as to Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, and Saigon, effective 30 October 2011.
With this first step, we hope to begin the process of creating a sustainable future for the airline and all of our stakeholders. We recognize this is a time of uncertainty for all of our staff and for that reason we will endeavour to be as open and transparent as possible at each stage of the process to ensure you are kept fully informed of developments.
Along the way, I have no doubt we will face many challenges. However, I am confident that we can succeed in this endeavour with your continued support, patience and commitment to safety and customer service.