A report in The Sydney Morning Herald’s Business Day says that Jetstar’s new boss, Bruce Buchanan, was told late on Thursday night over a bottle of red about his ascension at the budget airline.
“I had a session with Alan [Joyce] over dinner and then a call from Geoff [Dixon] at the same time and that was how I was told.â€
“It’s all new to me.â€
“I’m just settling in at the moment,” he said.
Joyce returned to Australia on Thursday after investor roadshows in Europe and the US.
“He occasionally doesn’t mind a good glass of red. He probably does enjoy the odd pint of Guinness occasionally as well,” Buchanan said of his former Jetstar chum.
But they weren’t drinking the Qantas drop of choice: 2001 Grange or 1998 Dom Perignon.
“No mate, it was much more down to earth – 2005 South Australian shiraz, pretty much in the $20 to $30 range.”
“We were definitely in the Jetstar price range,” he said.
We suspect, however, his salary won’t be in the Jetstar range.
A Report by The Mole
