If anyone received today's Business Spectator online, there was a comprehensive interview with Alan Joyce.
He said that the new Asia-based premium carrier's A320s with lie-flatbeds in business class and an economy class that is better than the A380 economy seats, giving the planes a “corporate jet” feel.
I nearly fell off my chair laughing. Anyone remembers OzJet?
The most important thing for business travellers is frequency. Jetstar Asia’s 3 daily flights to Jakarta cannot compete with SQ’s 8. Neither can their double daily services to Hong Kong compete with SQ’s and CX’s 7 each. A three daily service on a low density A320 will not get you corporate customers out of Singapore, QF. Plus who needs your lie-flat beds for 90 min hops to Jakarta or 2 hour hops to Bangkok?
Good luck QF. Putting a better product in the new Asian carrier’s A320 than your longhaul A380 product. Good heavens.