OK guys, another question.
If Qantas is such a well managed powerhouse of an airline, what the hell does it want 25% of Air New Zealand for?
Qantas has a dominant position in Australia domestic, is the premier international airline in Australia and has an unencumbered domestic operation in New Zealand. By unencumbered I mean that it wasn't rorted by the New Zealand government before it was allowed to start operations domestically.
So it couldn't be sitting prettier could it? The only opposition it has in NZ at present is the national carrier which is "incompetent", "badly managed", "has worst inflight service.....", "have no chance of competing..." etc etc.
Why not just keep on operating in their present exemplary manner and slowly roll ANZ into the ground?