Despite this,the airline would retain all the traffic rights given to Australian carriers. If wholly privatised, Virgin australia's ability to receive potentially unlimited capital from its government backed owners would seriously distort the domestic aviation market for the benefit of foreign interests.
The decision of these shareholders to invest in virgin Australia's loss-making strategy highlights that these airlines aren't subject to the same commercial realities as Qantas.
It demanded Canberra "fully examine the motives behind the virtual takeover of virgin australia by foreign airline,and to prevent destabilising of the domestic aviation industry,local tourism and job