Surely "Virgin Australia aims for forth Asian route by end of 2018" with SYD>DPS, BNE>DPS and MEL-HKG already in place :)

Great hotel, stayed last week but they are having some serious learning curve issues with staff. Took them nearly 10 minutes and three requests for my passport to check me in (despite being Accor Gold and having pre-provided everything that most Accor properties need to check-in); room service on...

Gotta love the 'supposedly inferior' call - not sure I'd be game to make that one..

What exactly is so 'Australian at heart' about Qantas these days under Joyce? Offshoring as much as is possible?; ploughing millions into failing Jetstar international franchises?; handing the QFi outbound traffic to EK for most of the country? I don't think Qantas has done much of late to cement...

At this stage reverting back to 51% Australian ownership of VAH would probably only drive it into the ground (at the hands of a capacity flooding wannabe monopolist that has driven a number of smaller airlines into administration over the years). I'd rather the competition.