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Airline rivalry will hurt Qantas more: Virgin’s Borghetti

Michael Smith
Michael SmithHealth editor
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Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti has compared the battle with Qantas over the domestic aviation ­market to a “nuclear war", and says the fallout will hurt the larger rival more.

“It is like a nuclear war, when someone starts cutting their lunch they throw everything they have got at it," Mr Borghetti said in an interview with AFR Weekend.

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Michael Smith is the Health Editor for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.smith@afr.com

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