The network will ultimately provide more services to Asia and the Pacific before expanding with second stage flying to Europe and other destinations. |
We are in for a pretty difficult three or four months, |
We are waiting to see what the government really intends to do with MAS ... We do intend to talk further with them. We also talked to them about a possible commercial cooperation and we just have to see how it goes from there. |
We don't expect to get 20% but if we get very close to it, given the other issues we have, the other benefits of having it in Australia, brand and all the rest of it, we'll be happy. |
We have never had one case where someone has put drugs into a (passenger's) bag, |
We have severe space limitations at Sydney and the limitations will increase in future years. |
We remain committed to our Australian heavy maintenance operations. |
We will be able to move out well over 1,000 people. |
We will continue to look at this. |
We will gradually discontinue these interim arrangements and services as Virgin Blue and other carriers grow. |
We would have liked it to be more profitable. |
What we're trying to do is make sure the company is able to manage at about a $60 a barrel price. That is the challenge we have got ahead of us, I suppose. |
While moving considerable parts of our business overseas would have provided overall greater savings, the successful restructuring in Australia also had the benefit of significant savings that would make the airline competitive. |