The domestic market in Australia apart from the 'golden triangle' is small compared to other regions of the world. People here live in a dream that things will be better if QF isn't owned by the "market" . Remember it was the Government of the day that set the QF ownership cap not QF! The world's biggest market does not allow international airlines to fly domestically and the system there works from a transportation perspective. Europe is a different case as the countries are physically very small although I don't see Air France flying from London to Edinburgh! Why is it OK for Virgin to be majority owned by foreigners [an JB still calling it Australian - a joke or he didn't pass Geography at school] and not QF???