I agree with Anthill entirely. Anybody who underestimates the Vietnamese and thinks they are two-bit business nuptys has underestimated the 'competition' for better words.
As Anthill said, Dumb and Dumber were no match for the Viets, and of no surprise they were eaten up and spat out in due course. Did QF actually think a pair of Western teenage pratts were going to run the gig in Vietnam and gain the countries business leaders respect and also reap a golden windfall from the airline and bring said profits back to the land down under? A flawed concept from it's birth and another QF fantasy drummed up by accountants and imbeciles who have spent to much time at Bondi Junction sunning themselves while walking the poodles. QF should be grateful that Dumb and Dumber were allowed to leave after just a little bit of 'home detention', very lucky indeed. QF needs to realize this was just the Vietnamese scratching an itch. Next time may be different.
The fact is this is just a taste test for QF, China will be not be as accommodating as our Vietnamese friends. This foolish foray of a western airline waltzing into Asia and apparently expecting to take wads of profits back home to Australia is as likely as AJ turning QF into a model business.
It takes years to develop their trust. It takes years to learn their business model (government, police, business leaders and politicians all rolled into one), it takes years to learn their culture, and it takes decades to earn their trust.
It is almost impossible for QF management to be so inept, therefor my only conclusion can be that the grand plan is to have the business turned into a carcass that has been attacked by Mexican buzzards. Not so much as a bone shall remain.
Fools? To be sure.