[Sarah C]

Originally Posted by Andrew P

I note a Virgin Blue flight bound for Sydney has returned to Melbourne Airport safely after a tyre shredded on take-off..

It said there were only 79 bods on board.

Banjo

Correct me if I am wrong but don't those Embraers operating on that route seat 105 people? Surely, 25 missing is not great but given the current financial situation, a load of 100% even in peak time for any airline would be an achievement.

As for VB, I don't think it is as dire as the article suggests. Godfrey stated they expect to make losses on VOZ for at least 18 months. Unless the internal information is worse than the media has, I don't think it is that bad.