All statements taken on board, however I am at the coalface and deal with public perception on a daily basis.
I think that gives me a pretty fair perspective and it doesn't matter to me if someone wants Tiger. So be it. It is a low return booking, but a booking.
The majority of the traffic we handle is longhaul legacy stuff and some of that including QF,EK,SQ and a heap of others from ports outside Australia are zero commission so payments from airlines don't come into my comments.
I do however guess early passenger dramas with Tiger do slant my opinion and apologise for my inability to reboot and get over past events.
The public perception does exist and will no doubt fade with time.
Best all
EWL