You are right people have gone elsewhere. The problem for the Qantas Group is they have left altogether and some fares are more expensive on other carriers but once they have them they are hard to get back, almost impossible. Check out what has happened in Air New Zealand, they shut down Freedom and put everything under one banner and guess what, record profits. Qantas management have driven passengers away and yes they have forced people on to Jetstar and they don't like it. The choice is there and they have made it. The fact of the matter is Jetstar Australia has the same costs as Qantas Mainline(staff cost negligible)so it will only be a matter of time before it fails too unless the Australian Government realises that Australia is prohibitively expensive place to do business and does something. Maritime industry as classic example, 26 ships left and 0.5% of the shipping task into and out of Australia. Is that where we are heading to? The solution for the Shipping Industry was to reduce tax to zero and accelarate depreciation unless the Liberals reverse it.
Last edited by busdriver007; 28th Dec 2013 at 23:25.