HK rejects Jetstar JV bid

[samh004]

Why has Alan Joyce got anything to do with JQ HK? I thought it was a HK business.

JQ is a QF brand though... you can't expect them to completely sell the name and let it be tarnished (lol) by someone who doesn't care about the broader image

 

[trippin_the_rift]

JQ is a QF brand though... you can't expect them to completely sell the name and let it be tarnished (lol) by someone who doesn't care about the broader image

Well QF own less than half... by him making statements it kind of proves HK gov got the decision right. Owning an airline must suck with all the BS to deal with.

 

[yohy?!]

good analysis on all the issues here Jetstar Hong Kong licence application rejected: Hong Kong becomes an island of protectionism in Asia | CAPA - Centre for Aviation

 

[samh004]

Well QF own less than half... by him making statements it kind of proves HK gov got the decision right. Owning an airline must suck with all the BS to deal with.

Even if they only held 1%, you'd expect they'd have some control over how the brand is used?

That said, why didn't they just buy into an existing local carrier and re-brand (isn't that what happened in Vietnam)?