I continue to be surprised by the people on this forum who slaver over the idea of Qantas being given a going over by a new entrant to the Australian market.
In such tough financial times for airlines, why would any Australian favour the prospect of a new entrant possibly further endangering the finacial position of the airline that employs more Australians than any other. Some people here seem to have such an anti-Qantas bias that they would rather see the Singaporeans or the British (via the Branson owned half of
VB) profit in Australia to the expense of Qantas.
Australia has long-entertained the idea of a free-skies policy here. In this regard, I think that we would be unique, as we would be prepared to erode the position of a major employer of Australians so that the fare-paying public can travel for a few less dollars on their ticket price. If governments are so disposed to this point of view, why don't they get their hands out of the till and lower the ridiculous amount of taxes that the travelling public have to pay for thier tickets.