Actually thought RedQ was the right strategy - it would have given the very needed connections that QF needs out of SIN, but obviously the SQ/Sin Govt didn't like the potential impacts.
Still would be interesting to see what the reaction would be to a 3K sub-fleet with business seats and IFE, operating under a different brand but still operated by Jetstar Asia, but with codeshares to Qantas and now Emirates, and indeed the rest of oneworld.
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Can't see HKG being on the chop, the VS withdrawal should help yield.
More likely chops would be CGK (where Garuda smashes QF on price and frequency and indeed the seats in J), HNL given the JQ competition, JNB subject to ACCC decisions
As for a CX codeshare - QF has been open that they have talked to CX, SQ and MH among others about Asia - problem is QF brings not much to the table. Why would CX provide QF codeshares on all its flights out of HKG when it can just say no and get the pax to book on CX metal