Originally Posted by 73qanda
Both the big players in Australia require their jets to have enough gas to get to an airport that does not require an alternate
so it is planned for.
Eh? From the Mildura report:
Virgin and Qantas each had a fuel policy within their operations manual, which specified the minimum fuel required, including the necessary fixed fuel reserves. Both allowed aircraft to be dispatched without carrying alternate fuel if the weather forecast for the destination did not require an alternate.
Might've changed since then...