It’s been a depressing year for regional aviation. Rex Airlines has just become the second Australian airline to go into voluntary administration this year, after Bonza’s collapse in April.
Is Qantas’ chief executive Vanessa Hudson right – that there simply aren’t enough passengers in Australia to support more than three airlines?
That’s certainly a convenient narrative for the members of our domestic airline duopoly, Qantas and Virgin Australia, who now face even less competition.
