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how good is he wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:14 pm

I once read speculation of Ryan Air coming here...

how good is he wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:14 pm

I once read speculation of Ryan Air coming here... but not sure how they are travelling. Is there any other airline/s that are strong enough/not as affected that could look at coming to Australia?
Btw, do you think that Virgin refunds, pre-paid tickets & velocity/frequent flyer points will all be lost ie basically just unsecured creditors and part of their $5 billion debt?

tristanj wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:33 pm

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Emirates also just confirmed their Adelaide flights are suspended from 23 March to 20 May.

Ho Really wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 11:49 pm

tristanj wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:33 pm

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Emirates also just confirmed their Adelaide flights are suspended from 23 March to 20 May.

Emirates has suspended reservation for all flights between 15 May and 30 June. As of today the first flight available for reservation is scheduled on 1 July.

Here's the Australian schedule:
Dubai – Adelaide eff 01SEP20 1 daily 777-200LR
Dubai – Brisbane eff 01JUL20 1 daily 777-300ER (2nd daily with A380 to resume on 25OCT20)
Dubai – Melbourne eff 01JUL20 1 daily A380 (2 daily from 01AUG20)
Dubai – Perth eff 02JUL20 4 weekly A380 (1 daily from 13JUL20)
Dubai – Sydney eff 01JUL20 1 daily A380 (2nd daily with 777-300ER from 01SEP20)
Dubai – Sydney – Christchurch eff 01AUG20 1 daily A380

Cheer's

robboaustralia wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:48 pm

how good is he wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:14 pm

I once read speculation of Ryan Air coming here... but not sure how they are travelling. Is there any other airline/s that are strong enough/not as affected that could look at coming to Australia?
Btw, do you think that Virgin refunds, pre-paid tickets & velocity/frequent flyer points will all be lost ie basically just unsecured creditors and part of their $5 billion debt?

How about Easyjet? Never too much orange!

rev wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 22, 2020 2:18 pm

robboaustralia wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:48 pm

how good is he wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:14 pm

I once read speculation of Ryan Air coming here... but not sure how they are travelling. Is there any other airline/s that are strong enough/not as affected that could look at coming to Australia?
Btw, do you think that Virgin refunds, pre-paid tickets & velocity/frequent flyer points will all be lost ie basically just unsecured creditors and part of their $5 billion debt?

How about Easyjet? Never too much orange!

I think the government should look at why we struggle to keep a second major profitable.
Labors Albanese was in front of the cameras the other day talking about how "they"(gov) got it right" in terms of two majors with two low cost attached to them. Well clearly Mr Albanese its not working if one of the majors has gone into administration with billionw in debt.

Perhaps the answer is government takes a stake?
Singapore Airlines is 56% owned by a government company, Temasek Holdings. SIA is routinely rated as one of the top airlines in the world.
Qatar Airlines & Emirates also owned by their respective governments and also top rated airlines.

The gov is copying Singapore's model for a covid tracking app, why not copy their model for airline ownership and apply it?

Hell le Virgin return to being a budget service and bring back the Ansett brand. Wrap them up under a government owned company like Temasek Holdings.

Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:44 pm

rev wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 22, 2020 2:18 pm

robboaustralia wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:48 pm

How about Easyjet? Never too much orange!

I think the government should look at why we struggle to keep a second major profitable.
Labors Albanese was in front of the cameras the other day talking about how "they"(gov) got it right" in terms of two majors with two low cost attached to them. Well clearly Mr Albanese its not working if one of the majors has gone into administration with billionw in debt.

Perhaps the answer is government takes a stake?
Singapore Airlines is 56% owned by a government company, Temasek Holdings. SIA is routinely rated as one of the top airlines in the world.
Qatar Airlines & Emirates also owned by their respective governments and also top rated airlines.

The gov is copying Singapore's model for a covid tracking app, why not copy their model for airline ownership and apply it?

Hell le Virgin return to being a budget service and bring back the Ansett brand. Wrap them up under a government owned company like Temasek Holdings.

Because the federal government made the conscious decision decades ago not to be in the business of aviation. This failure has nothing to do with whether or not Australia can sustain a second major airline, but rather how those who own and operate the second airline are running their business; the Australian market has demonstrated that there is plenty of room for two or more carriers. There are so many factors in this, and the simple answer was never going to be for a government bailout or for the government to buy the airline, as it is, there is already plenty of interest in the airline since it went into administration (some of those interested parties are major Australian companies). Two fairly obvious problems with the business were: one, they didn't own much outright, they were leasing a heap of their rolling stock. And two, they were still paying $15m per-annum to Branson for the brand name alone.

All of this begs the question, if Virgin do make a comeback in a few months time under a new owner and the suggestion is that they will be all in for profit and nothing else, we could see Virgin operating in only along the east coast of the country, what happens to the entire eastern concourse of Adelaide Airport and furthermore, what happens to the soon to be opened Virgin Lounge?

Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:44 pm

All of this begs the question, if Virgin do make a comeback in a few months time under a new owner and the suggestion is that they will be all in for profit and nothing else, we could see Virgin operating in only along the east coast of the country, what happens to the entire eastern concourse of Adelaide Airport and furthermore, what happens to the soon to be opened Virgin Lounge?