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Old 6th Nov 2002, 07:26
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Stick Pusher
 
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Look.

It's not Virgins terminal, it's now Macq's. they can do whatever they want with it. They paid top dollar for Syd airport (I assume that included the AN terminal?). Ansett spent 100's of millions on it and virgin want's it for buggar all.

Speaking in Sydney yesterday, he said that while he would not agree to a deal that would force up air fares.
It's worth a bloody lot, therefore it cost big bucks to buy if you want it, which in turn has to be factored into the cost of running a proper airline, therefore fairs would have to go up to cover the costs of having such a fantastic facility, therefore we come back to the realisation that an airline can only be trimmed back so much. Can't have your cake and eat it too. Ansett spent 100's of millions on it, why can't Virgin. They don't deserve to get it for nothing.
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