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Old Aug 12, 2012, 2:49 am
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cityflyer369
 
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Originally Posted by flyGreg
I still think SQ and QF are the best fit, they are both premium++ airlines, good culture fit, together control so much capacity into AU which gives them some badly needed pricing power.. and both stand to lose massively from the success of middle-eastern carriers. SQ has decent routes into Europe, not as many as EK but I think enough for what QF needs. But I think SQ would need carrots from the Aust govt if it were to play ball... they have been knocked back so often before.
Badly needed pricing power?
Tickets from Australia to Europe or the US are already ridiculously expensive, compared with tickets from Europe to Australia and, regarding Oz to US, compared with tickets from Europe to destinations 7000mi away.
If there is anything I do not want then it's more pricing power for tickets from Australia.
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