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600ft-lb 13th Aug 2012 00:56

Qantas returns to OOL
 
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AFTER deserting the Gold Coast five years ago, Qantas will today announce it is returning.

Qantas heavyweights including CEO Alan Joyce will fly to the Gold Coast for the announcement this afternoon.

They will be joined by Premier Campbell Newman and Tourism Minister Jann Stuckey.

It is understood Qantas revised its Gold Coast strategy after a spate of complaints following its decision to withdraw.

The decision comes after Virgin Australia recently committed to increasing its Gold Coast services, including the establishment of a business branch.
Amazing what a bit of real competition does..

dragon man 13th Aug 2012 01:08

The d**kheads. Wouldnt listen to anyone. Whats next Maroochydore, Cairns , who knows. I wonder what the board thinks of this wonderfull backflip?

The Green Goblin 13th Aug 2012 01:58

Oh no!

You're stealing our flying!

We need equal pay and conditions to Jetstar else we are going to wear orange ties :8

Good to see the rat expanding for once hey!

goodonyamate 13th Aug 2012 02:32

More to come. The 737 is about to get really busy again.:ok:

denabol 13th Aug 2012 02:59

Family member who works for DJ just pointed me at this rather hilarious report about how this leaves Jetstar trapped in da middle.

Qantas reconnects with Gold Coast | Plane Talking

catch18 13th Aug 2012 03:23

Qantas competing with Jetstar on the same routes.

This will end in tears.

Toruk Macto 13th Aug 2012 03:29

Emerites are telling Q where they want the 737,s to operate too !

Jack Ranga 13th Aug 2012 04:05

Qantas are expanding are they?

Not an original thought in the wee one's little head is there??

wrongwayaround 13th Aug 2012 04:12

Oldmate Joyce doesn't know if he's Arthur or Martha!

Mstr Caution 13th Aug 2012 05:00

It's Strambie, now given the reins to run QF Domestic as its own enterprise.

The board knows Strambie will walk into another international carrier job unless he runs domestic the way he wants to.

piston broke again 13th Aug 2012 05:17

Probably one of the smartest ideas they have had for a while. Pity it took a whole lot of wasted money, pi$$ed off passengers, job losses to see the light. And the cost of fixing the mistake??? When are these buffoons going to be held accountable??

teresa green 13th Aug 2012 05:52

Well they better get their act together, JQ run a good system out of OOL. No plastic bread rolls (half frozen) and stale carrot cake, thanks QF if you want to succeed. We all have memories of yesterdays bread and tomorrows fruit on those runs.

framer 13th Aug 2012 06:02


More to come. The 737 is about to get really busy again.
Whats the rumour?

Sonny Hammond 13th Aug 2012 06:48

'after a spate of complaints' ???????

5 years of complaints? It takes QF THAT LONG to respond to customer feedback?
I remember when they pulled the pin on OOL. There was newspaper articles pointing out the dissatisfaction of the decision. Didn't stop them though.

No wonder the joint is buggered.

The The 13th Aug 2012 07:15


5 years of complaints?
Goes back even further to 2004 when Jetstar took over all MEL-OOL and left only 2 flights per day SYD-OOL.

Remember Gold Coast Bulletin headlines "We're no Hicksville"

I guess if you complain long and hard enough (with a little help from DJ)..............

Mstr Caution 13th Aug 2012 07:31

I wonder what the board think of this wonderful backflip?


If my sources are correct. I think the boards behind it. Strambie's been told to protect the "line in the sand".

wilcoleaks 13th Aug 2012 07:50

There is an Age Old parable in the Bible about building things on Sand.

It ends badly:{

ejectx3 13th Aug 2012 08:09

"Our pax told us that they wanted a full service airline flying to OOL– and we have listened"

What a bunch of transparent bullcrap from the geniuses running this basket case of an airline.

You were told the moment you pulled out. You ignored it until virgin had taken all your premium pax, and when you couldn't keep your orange colored heads stuck in the Golden sands any longer . You tout this as an initiative and expect us to cheer you on ?

You didn't listen to complaints or reason or logic or plain common sense, you only made this revolutionary decision when even blind Freddy could see it was a huge mistake to pull out.

Yes it's great we are flying back but spare us the rubbish. It's qf playing its normal game of reactive management , probably all too late as usual.

Buffoons.

maggot 13th Aug 2012 08:13


Originally Posted by framer
Whats the rumour?

I've also heard a rumour of a rumour about the 737 and getting busy etc

but i'd believe it when I see it (and I'd love to see it so I'll leave it there...)

:P

SandyPalms 13th Aug 2012 08:57


More to come. The 737 is about to get really busy again.
Whats the rumour?
15 More. Just out of curiosity. Does JQ reduce OOL service?


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