tomorrow, Alan Joyce will announce that he has effectively sold the farm. He has simply found another way around the QSA that will allow him to code share with EK while not operating on the one time blue ribbon routes. He will then announce that he will plough more cash and resources into the spluttering mining sector because 'that is where the future of Qantas lies'.
The press will then applaud and marvel at the intellectual giant that Alan is. Meanwhile, the loyal shareholders and staff at Qantas watch on in vain as the airline recedes to become a shadow of its former self.
Fast forward 12 months, the airline's spot price is barely junk value and Alan skips off into the sunset with bonus and golden parachute in tow. Sad, sad day indeed.