Flyboat North.
Ever seen how you ring bark a tree? You can slowly chop around until it dies a slow death.
That is what Alan has done. The economies of scale have been reduced to this point, where there are now massive inefficiencies because people aren't flying.
Never before has qantas posted such poor results when everyone was flying a far greater network that you have now.
And to make matters worse, he is accelerating the process in the domestic network. He will never learn.
Example, how many times are jetstar aircraft operated within ten minutes of a qantas aircraft?
Lets research that one.
Its destroying yield in both entities.
Back to international,Brand new 787s operating sectors less than half full. A great return on investment. Have you compared their salaries to the equivalent in Qantas, i.e. 330 rates. You may be surprised or be calling for large scale wage decreases in that organisation as well to support your arguments.
The business strategy is wrong. People have had a choice, and they are flooding away internationally and domestically because what Alan and the board are serving up has left a bitter taste in their mouths.
Yet they continue.