Massive Qantas News

[@hoilst265]

Also, DJ, if you keep making videos like this criticising Qantas, then Qantas is gonna have no choice but to send you a free lifetime Qantas Club membership.

[@paulorocky]

Maybe you’ll get the Chairman’s Lounge, so you can hang out with Albo Jr

[@Emperorvalse]

​@paulorocky Much more valuable than Lifetime Qantas Club membership, Lifetime Silver, Gold and even Platinum would be!

[@maazkalim]

Bwahahahahah! But really.. They did other Q airline very very dirty, though.

[@JovialJinx]

"For those listening in Canada" - Thanks for acknowledging our pain!

[@JeffWinter1]

Yep, just like Canada, two carriers have a strangle hold.

[@philallen5406]

This would be terrible news for us here in New Zealand, Jetstar operates here on the main centre domestic routes and international This would give Air New Zealand back the monopoly and with already exorbitant high prices from the would be even higher 😢

[@kiwiingrid]

Yep, disaster for us. Watch the fares go up, soon it might be cheaper to fly to Fiji then onto Aussie.

[@Emperorvalse]

​@@kiwiingridIt has been outside the school holidays!

[@adamtonkin3800]

Yeap, you know somethings wrong when you can grab PMR-LAX return for less than PMR-AKL return.

[@kiwiingrid]

@adamtonkin3800 years ago I paid $243 Palmy to Chch and only $241 Chch to HRL London with Air Asia X. I couldn't believe my luck.

[@andybrockbank3027]

If Jetstar is sold off it will most likely continue as an entity with new owners and would operate in NZ

[@carisi2k11]

Low cost airlines fail because regardless of what people say about our air routes there isn't space for more then 2 carriers in Australia. Same reason why VHST struggles to take off here. Lack of patronage and high cost of operation.

[@fyshi6226]

That and they cant charge much lower then what Jetstar and Virgin already charge, Virgin only made enough of a profit last year to buy a single 737. The only way to make it cheaper is the stop the exorbitant tax on aviation, since over 50% of the average ticket is tax

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

Competition Is Good For Us Passengers

[@dylanberthelsen7799]

Saddest part about Qantas is they’ve actually fell off. They can’t even do simple things like tell me why my frequent flyer account is locked, or even actually contact me back to discuss after the 500+ phone calls to a call centre not even here in Australia 🤷‍♂️ why would I trust them with my life and fly with them, not to mention the crazy high fares

[@afb2]

I feel like many of these low cost airlines are trying and failing because for the model to work, it must be "low cost" to the airlines as much as the passengers, which is very hard to do in this climate. To have a true Qantas competitor in Australia you need to have someone come in with the level of investment seen in Air India. Even then, sourcing the planes would be very difficult to do making it even harder to compete.

[@paulorocky]

Coalition talking as if these weren’t issues between 2013-22

[@chrisweavers903]

These were the guys that created the behemoth and baked in dominant advantage, by merging TAS and Qantas, then handing a virtual monopoly to Private shareholders instead of letting the country benefit - now this - look at all the subsidies Morrison gave them during Covid, while the leprechaun chose not to fly. Qatar and Emirates were the main airlines that brought regular travellers home from Europe - QF only got off their arse when the government paid

[@R3DACT3D9]

I swear! They turned a blind eye when they were in government and now because they aren't in government and we have an election coming up, they flipped their stance.

[@electro_sykes]

Alliance airlines could theorectically take on Qantas, virgin and jetstar on the Golden triangle routes with their Embrayer E190. Most of their E190 fly for Qantaslink and Fokker 100s for Virgin and others are used for mining charters, but Alliance could terminate some of those contracts and use their slots to launch on the golden triangle. Unlike Rex though, I wouldnt stray any further than the Golden triangle plus Gold Coast - Sydney/Melbourne routes.

[@PhilipMR223]

Alliance is 20% owned by QANTAS

[@Emperorvalse]

Splitting JQ off from some of the QF support structures would take time. Personally I don't think JQ has been expanding too much with QF even expanding at the expense of JQ.

[@stevendurick9441]

It’s a pretty extraordinary suggestion being made by a coalition party who is generally considered non-interventionist

[@PhilipMR223]

Not really when Dutton and his flunkies will say anything that they think will get a vote. MAGA lite

[@rogerwilco4736]

I tired of reading about MASSIVE, HUGE and BIG news.I suggest you purchase a dictionary and broaden your range of adjectives

[@ClymenusKing]

100% agree!

[@TheGreatLordDufus]

Would you suggest a large, gigantic, enormous, or a whopping great, thesaurus?

[@rogerwilco4736]

​@@TheGreatLordDufus a thesaurus would be an improvement

[@timprosser8050]

DJ, it's a couple of years since I've seen yor posts and may I say, you've only presented better. Last video I recall, you'd moved overseas as a fairly young man. Please keep up your excellent presentations.

[@747forever9]

Thanks Dj!!

[@kkrsnn5632]

Qantas monopolistic position similar to that of Air Canada?

[@zorbakaput8537]

There is no monopoly go get the definition. A market has to have enough customers proven by the history of failed airlines in Australia and elsewhere. The two have 92% because the others don't set up properly. Why pick on Canada the other countries of our size and pop have less airlines. This is basic economics we will see if another inquiry proves anything other than there isn't enough business for four airlines on any than than 2 or 3 main routes in Australia.n

[@gordonc2792]

This would be a massive change but what would there be in place to stop QF from acquiring Jetstar back from its new owners if it starts to struggle

[@jimadkins4772]

Good video

[@dcsyd16]

Best way kick Qantas where it hurts is allow international carriers to use their plane to carry people north - south and east - west They have capacity and the backing to drop prices

[@Plen3716]

I don't know if it would be a good idea because Qantas' finances are really paying for Jetstar to stay. Much rather have a Qantas owned Jetstar than a bankrupt one. The three airlines work fine and all have their place in the quality line up and I don't give damn who's getting the revenue from it. So unpopular opinion but Qantas should keep them.

[@rod4607]

Mono duo oligopolies in Aus are blatant. But it would be bad if Qantas had to sell Jetstar. It’s a reliable service. If someone else screws it up, I’ll be pissed

[@mnewm21]

It would be fascinating as I would reckon Qantas would simply fold Jetstar into it's own Qantas brand rather than sell it. They may sell off the overseas units if that had to happen but why would you sell off a part of your company that is then to compete with you? The government in the end would simply cost jobs and nothing else would change except there would be less cheap airfares out there. Governments really should steer clear of this. After all they created the problem in the first place by privatising the airline. A bit like Telstra or Commonwealth Bank. Hello look at the three most profitable entities in their markets and surprisingly they all used to government owned...oops!

[@tuxmagic1]

Exactly correct they would just repaint the aircraft as qantaslink and run it as a separate subsidiary

[@nathanstenner1794]

I want on That jet star plane with the rainbow star and rainbow writing on the side

[@petercollins5996]

As aviation people,surely you realise the capital wrapped up in an airline, l can change a N737 flight control computer,of which there are 2, cost 500 k each,just 1 example. You need to get more information mate

[@andybrockbank3027]

The Coalition are all talk and no action whether in government or opposition.

[@Gazma_Muzaale]

Where do you get this news from

[@davemguru12]

1. Rip off your customers by cancelling flights and then SELLING THE TICKETS and don't return the customer's money for at least 30 days (if at all) 2. Get a few billion $$$$ from the government during the pandemic but tell the government you are NEVER GOING TO PAY BACK taxpayers money. 3. Leave the company before your scheduled retirement (when things look bad) and still get 9 MILLION DOLLARS payout. 4. Sack your baggage handlers and then bring in scabs, 5. Get the pollies to deny competition by giving them (and their son) exclusive access to the executive's "SPECIAL" lounge. 6. Make record profits BUT cut 50% of your flights 7 Increase ticket prices by 40% because you know you have prevented any competition. I don't think that's * The Spirit of Australia" (unless you are someone like Alan Bond) BTW - These are facts.

[@DavidBrown-hc3rq]

Would be interesting to see how Jetstar would go without QANTAS backing it.

[@AndrewLarson-mq7xc]

Been telling DJ for 5yrs now airjunk turn is coming like a freight train 😂

[@Klink330]

“Shouldn’t come as a shock”, or “Shouldn’t be a shock”. But “shouldn’t be as a shock”?? Massive DJ-ism…

[@kings7man]

if Qantas is forced to sell jetstar i bet they will cause jetstar to go broke

[@justfIy]

Fak Qantas. The disrespect they have shown for the Dreamliner will result in bad karma for their flop airlines and I am here for it all😂😂😂😂

[@pasilinnosto6712]

Say no to Sepo takeover of Aussie airlines

[@AndrewLarson-mq7xc]

Airjunk 😂

[@williamfraser27]

Are you getting political now?

[@sus30t]

Where’s the competition watch dog with woolies and Cole’s ? On holidays ??? Paying $500 extra for intl flight? What about an extra $5000+ on groceries a year. Video is a far stretch. They’re making up lost money and replacing theirs fleet. Be happy they survived and it’s not owned by a Chinese carrier or SQ. Watch dogs are a joke! Unsubscribed !

[@nhall00195]

Australian market is WAY too small for a third airline. End of story. This has been proven again and again and again. Bogans have to realise air travel is expensive. Politicians need to stop playing for votes. Jetstar was grown through QANTAS. Millions of QF money and resources were used. Jetstar would need to pay this back before a sale

[@robertmurray8763]

Many people people are stuck with bloated prices in regional areas for airfares (usually one airline). Airlines provide a service for medical appointments (capital cities), visiting medical specialists, business, tourism, visiting family, and friends. Regional airfares are very expensive. Many areas, no train services, or a bus that travels an odd route that can add hours to travel !

[@robertmurray8763]

@nhall00195 what NAZI private school did you go to.

[@robertmurray8763]

@@nhall00195 After the collapse of REX . Many small communities will not have any air services.