PEAKS & TROUGHS
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There are always busy times & quiet times. Perhaps JQ have aircraft parked when not busy, or they've come off lease & owners don't want cost of flying to Nevada desert.
Someone is paying to have these aircraft sit there, gathering dust & being maintained.
Even if QF only paying 1/3 it's still enormous cost for no nett gain. In light of QF loses, it's extremely significant.
They could surely get a part time lease organised from other parties, or lease them to another airline anywhere.
Anything much be better than letting them sit chewing up $$$.
Even if 1 or 2 did peak hour flights from say AVV to BNE, SYD.
AVV could now also be used instead of MEL/NAN which might effect bilateral, whereas AVV/NAN wouldn't.