AFR back page Saturday Nov 12 2011
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Leigh Clifford comes from the mining industry where the general public don't directly purchase the product. Those who do purchase the product are likely to be corporate types who simply look at the bottom line. Image, whilst not irrelevant, is hardly likely to harm the bottom line too much.
Aviation is a different story. The competitors have seen this weakness, and intend to exploit it for all its worth.