Under Joyce, Qantas has been decimated Internationally and now VA is slowly chipping away at their Domestic product..JQ INT is losing money, with JQ DOM the only real money spinner!..This is very unwelcome news which should have the shareholders running for the hills!..If it had a 'go getter' type CEO with a vision of taking the airline to the heights of the greatest ,it wouldn't be in this **** crying for help!!..
Qantas is supposed to be a lean fighting machine.AJ was supposed to modernise it..But in reality what do we have??...we have a company that is bogged down in procedures and red tape!..we have layer upon layer of management that just keeps increasing...We have an OH & S culture that's gone mad with procedures, we have an authoritarian management that belongs in the 70's, and quite frankly we have a lot of managers who only exist because of who they know..Most are not qualified for the tasks their employed to do!!..The ass covering is astounding !!..
The management of Qantas only have themselves to blame..This company is coming away at the seams and the rot is starting on the inside..Nobody outside Qantas sees it..Staff see it everyday!..
For those not QF employees ask yourselves these questions;
Why do they cancel International routes claiming they're losing money - only to be picked up by competitors immediately?
Why do they buy the worlds newest and most efficient jet, and give it to a low cost outfit so they can fly bogans for $100?.
Why is there no major product developments or aircraft orders for the International operation?..when's the last time you saw an ad on TV for Qantas?..
Why can't Australians from ADL and PER travel to London on their own beloved airline?..Who the hell wants to transit through Dubai at 2am arriving LHR at 5.30 am - Buggered!!!!..Inspite of the bull****, flights to LHR in Dec are wide open!!!..(could you get a seat via SIN last year??..)..
Why re-time flights from SIN to arrive in Aus at 4.30am instead of the usual 1440,and then cancel the flight because it's gone from full to 80 pax!!!
When you travel East West premium on VA 330's you will get a sleeper bed every time ..with QF you may get an A330-300 with skybed.you may get -200 with the plastic tray, you may get the JQ spec J seat!..They can't even get that right!..The reconfigs don't start until next year !!!!..
The crux is that Qantas is great airline with a very proud history..Unfortunately it's also a very badly run airline!!..
They should never have put a Low Cost CEO in charge of a Premium airline and Because of him, Jetstar will never be allowed to fail !!..
