Virgin Australia in forte difficoltà

[GianmarcoDessi]

dal gruppo FB di "Sardegna in Volo"

"In Australia la compagnia Virgin Australia terminerà presto il denaro come la maggior parte delle compagnie aeree mondiali. Un'eventuale chiusura porterebbe ad un monopolio delle rotte da parte di Qantas e delle sue associate; per questo motivo viene esortato il governo a trovare una soluzione. Su LinkedIN il vettore pubblica un post in cui afferma che:

''Un monopolio nei cieli australiani non sarà buono per nessuno. Non per i 25 milioni di persone che viaggiano con Virgin Australia. Non per le 10.000 persone incredibili - dipendenti, ndr - o per i 60.000 dipendenti nel turismo. Non per l'economia australiana, a cui aggiungiamo 11 miliardi l'anno. Anche i nostri più grandi competitor hanno bisogno di avversari per mantenersi innovativi ed onesti. #keeptheairfair, ovvero manteniamo il cielo equo.

E' il primo post che vedo di questo genere in una situazione abbastanza difficile.

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A monopoly in Australian skies will be good for no one. Not the 25 million people who fly with Virgin Australia. Not our 10,000 incredible people, or the 600,000 people who work in tourism. Not the Australian economy, to which we add $11 billion a year. Even our biggest competitors need a challenger to keep them honest and innovative. Let’s [#keeptheairfair](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6651957525728108544&keywords=%23keeptheairfair&originTrackingId=i1XWIfyBrtxDuNCxu1Fe0g%3D%3D)."

Inviato dal mio POT-LX1 utilizzando Tapatalk

 

[Dancrane]

Altrove si legge anche altro peró: Virgin è una compagnia in perenne perdita, ed il governo, anzichè iniettare denaro in un’azienda perennemente assetata di liquidi, starebbe pensando a finanziare una nuova compagnia nazionale.

https://samchui.com/2020/04/03/covi...se-could-see-new-airline-formed/#.XocrHfzOPDt

Illuminante questo passaggio: “According to an Australian Financial Review (AFR) article published by Phillip Coorey, the Australian Government would prefer the carrier survive the crisis, however remains firm that it has no intention to provide a $1.4 billion loan requested to ease financial pressure, as it does not want to be burdened with an equity stake in an airline that’s been financially unsound for multiple years in a row.”

 

[FLR86]

Come in Italia insomma. Uguale uguale...

 

[Qantaslink]

Già è successo anni addietro con la fantastica Ansett Australia, la compagnia del canguro si è approfittata della situazione da Perth a Sydney era più conveniente via Bali con la Garuda.

 

[AZ209]

Virgin Australia enters trading halt amid financing talks

Virgin Australia has requested a halt in the trading of its shares while it discusses financing and restructuring options.
The airline, which has requested a A$1.4 billion ($900 million) bailout from the federal government, said today it plans to come out of the trading halt on the morning of 16 April or when it issues a statement, whichever comes first.
“Virgin Australia requests a trading halt as it continues to consider the issues brought about by the Covid-19 crisis including discussions with respect to financial assistance and restructuring alternatives which are ongoing,” it said in a stock-exchange statement.
The carrier has grounded virtually all its operations, leaving only one domestic route and some charter flights in light of travel restrictions that have decimated demand. It has also suspended operations at its TigerAir subsidiary and shuttered its New Zealand crew base in a bid to reduce costs.
The Australian government has yet to address directly whether it plans to grant Virgin Australia’s loan request.
Deputy prime minister Michael McCormack said on 12 April that Australia wants a two-airline industry, but also highlights that the government is already providing A$1 billion worth of support and relief to the industry. Media reports have suggested that Canberra could instead help a new airline enter the market as a rival to Qantas.
Qantas has on 25 March moved to shore up its balance sheet by securing a A$1.05 billion loan against seven of its Boeing 787-9s. Virgin Australia however, having posted losses over its last seven financial years, may struggle to find funding as easily as Qantas.
Virgin Australia's chief executive Paul Scurrah has previously said that the carrier is also talking to its shareholders about financing, but pointed out that as airline groups, they are experiencing the same cash burn issues from the coronavirus crisis.
The airline's main shareholders are Etihad Airways and Singapore Airlines, along with Chinese conglomerates Nanshan Group and HNA Group, as well as original founder Richard Branson.

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