Is it really going to cost Dnata that much to change the meals? It's not like JQ is their only customer, they surely have. menu you can choose from.
They change the BOB menu twice a year, no reason this couldn't be a change too on a similar cycle.
I presume if VA do use all the AU rights then both airlines would lobby their respective governments to look at increasing for the benefit of carriers in each. My understanding is one of the many reasons Qatar got knocked back for more capacity is because Australia wasn't utilising their capacity.
Not all routes release to the old schedule... instead on routes like LAX/SIN etc they only release classic plus in premium cabins that far out most dates.
The PAs go something along the lines of Welcome to xx_. [insert airline name] would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians etc etc.
Given ALL the main AU airlines do this along with "hello everyone" instead of ladies/gentlemen.. I say this is a case of get with the times or live in the...
Loads don't dictate profitability. The fares on RAR are usually quite high - Ive seen it nearly $1800 return in school holidays as an example. Not to mention JQ will also have revenue from bags, food etc on top of that.
18 million a year fly Jetstar... Can't be that bad. This says everything about the market - its VFR/Students/Tourism and therefore is more suited to Jetstar than Qantas.
At least they offered to rebook you on Jetstar. When I had my Finnair awards changed last year I was told I could get a...
SAS were a founding member of STAR and they have just jumped ship to Skyteam.
Why can't they own more than 20%? Bain is 100% foreign owned is it not?
Or it could be a way to push QF into dropping the partnership with EK and moving accross to QR by threatening to get equity in a rival...