elrehab, whilst I understand that it's human nature to seek out the best deal you can get (hey, we all love a bargain), you & the rest of society need a reality check: you simply can't sustain a long-term safe & efficient operation on bargain basement fares. When it costs less to fly from Melbourne to Sydney than the cost of the taxi fare to the airport, there's something seriously wrong, as SOPS also said. This was a recurring theme in the recent senate inquiry, & on more than one occasion Sen. Bill Heffernan (committee chairman) posed the question - both direct & rhetorical - as to how much longer the industry can sustain such unrealistic fare prices.
If you can't afford to fly, well as the saying goes: 'too bad, so sad.' There are other modes of transportation if you're that desperate. Whilst Tiger may be copping the brunt of the attention at the moment, the fact is that the industry as a whole has a lot to answer for, in as much as we've made it too affordable to fly. Consequently, everyone expects to fly for peanuts now, as if it were their God-given right.