Originally Posted by bensyd

QF doesnt have "help"??? Have you checked out SYD-LAX prices recently? And the government has prevented SQ from flying that route....QF derives 15% of its profit on that single route....thats protection....
US based airlines....check out the assistance they got after 9/11
Airlines are the most protected business in the world IMHO...partly because of the dependance of air travel now, and more importantly because for a lot of countries they represent a certain level of national pride....and also lets not forget the $$$$