Last week AJ was quite certain that his new A380-esque A320 premium carrier would be based in SIN or KUL.
Today he suggests that negotiations haven't even begun.
Anyway, QF has not even approached, informally, any authority in Singapore on the setting up of his new carrier.
Thanks to him announcing years in advance he wanted to fly longhaul Europe routes ex SIN, SQ now says they are going to start their new carrier.
With SQ's new carrier, Singapore will have 5 home-based airlines with a SIngapore AOC.
CAAS is now deliberating if Singapore has space for a 6th home based carrier - which is quite ridiculous for a tiny island of 5 mil people - and if it will be beneficial for Singapore's air services development (instead of killing everyone simultaneously)
If AJ shut his silly mouth, SQ wouldn't have thought of starting their own longhaul LCC and CAAS would have presented him an AOC on a silver platter.
It looks like he is missed the boat. Malaysia doesn't want him, Vietnam has screwed him, and I doubt he has the appetite to even begin dealing with Indonesia. Maybe Laos might take him, or East Timor.