How much is driven by Labour costs and how much is an industrial threat to keep mainline pilots in check?
JUSTICE BOULTON: Sorry, what's the sequence? Qantas pays Jetconnect and then Jetconnect pays the staff, or is it Qantas?
DAFF No.
BOLTON Who pays the staff
DAFF Qantas effectively
● BOLTON on behalf of Jetconnect?
DAFF Correct, yes.
All expenses met by Qantas, control held by Qantas, payment of staff by Qantas. Rolled into the Consolidated accounts at the whim of management...With no fuel bill, Amazing!
The magic eight ball suspects there is a sole motive for its continuance and it isn't economic!