The delivery schedule will see the first aircraft tied up in flying and the first routes are not from Perth they are east coast to the USA. A little misleading to say the opportunity opens up in 12 months. It will take around three years to have a fleet of 8.
Deloittes often do 'research' for Qantas pointing out economic impacts, they are among a bunch of big accounting firms on the payroll..
"Unfortunately, yesterday’s comments from Perth Airport’s chief executive show that we’ve struggled to convince them it’s all worth it. A non-stop route seems to have become a dead end. If we can’t obtain the airport’s permission and support in coming weeks, the aircraft earmarked for the Perth-London service will have to be committed elsewhere. That means starting discussions with airports on the east coast and delaying a Perth-London service for up to a decade."
- Alan you seem to forget the airline was in 'terminal decline' five years ago. It was resurrected miraculously by you and your mignons. Ignoring fuel and depreciation of course, A dead airline in 2011 to the world's fastest transformation in just a year....Amazing that.
- Red Q was going to be based in Singpaore, no Malaysia (who knows where) flying A320 in J class to Asia, only to be hastily abandoned
- Given that you apparently needed AUD$3 billion in 2013 to suddenly not need it in two months
- Given the ACCC rejected your notion of terminal decline, but gave you an EK alliance anyway
- Given there will be over 550 787 flying when Qantas get 1,
It is probably fair enough that misty eyed claims of thwarting a game changing service that '
may' or'
could' include additional Rome Frankfurt and Paris requires a little more PROOF than strong arming Perth airport through the perennial Chairman's lounge member Geoffrey Thomas in the West...
