The low price guarantee topic diverged into monopolistic behaviour so I moved that divergent discussion to this existing topic where it seems more germane.
FWIW prior to that ‘merger’ Qantas was international and Ansett and TAA were domestic. Selling an airline to a foreign firm has national security implications be they real or imagined, and as time has gone on it seems our successive governments have been less and less concerned with foreign ownership - at least until very recently when it appears the US tapped a shoulder with concerns, eg the Port of Darwin and certain research engagements.
Apologies for this off topic comment that could have started another topic, ‘national security, competition, and foreign investment’ - if someone wishes to start that to continue the thought.
