Latest News

  • Home
  • Global
  • 10-Year-Old Writes To Airline CEO For Advice. His Heartwarming Reply...
10-Year-Old Writes To Airline CEO For Advice. His Heartwarming Reply...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 IST
10-Year-Old Writes To Airline CEO For Advice. His Heartwarming Reply...

In his letter, Alex wrote: "I'm Alex Jacquot, a 10-year-old boy (please take me seriously) and I want to start an airline."

 
 

The CEO of Qantas Airways recently took the time to reply to a young boy's letter, and his heartwarming response is winning people over. Alex Jacquot, a 10-year-old from Australia, wrote to Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, asking for advice on starting an airline.
 
Alex, as self-proclaimed co-founder and CEO of "Oceania Express," was looking for tips on running an airline. Now, his handwritten letter, and Mr Joyce's sweet response to it, have gone viral online after being shared on Twitter by Qantas.
 
"Our competitors don't normally ask us for advice, but when an airline leader reached out, we couldn't ignore it. Naturally, there was only one way to respond: CEO to CEO," said Qantas while sharing a picture of Alex, along with the letters.
 
In his letter, Alex wrote: "I'm Alex Jacquot, a 10-year-old boy (please take me seriously) and I want to start an airline."
 
He went on to talk about the things he had already figured out, like catering, and the staff he had hired for his airline - Oceania Express. While ending the letter, he also asked Alan Joyce if he could offer any advice on how people could sleep during long flights.

 
 

The CEO, in response, wrote: "Thank you for letting me know about your new airline. I had heard some rumours of another entrant in the market, so I appreciate you taking the time to write."
 
He added that while he did not generally give business advice to competition, he was making an exception in this case as he too was once a young boy "curious about flight and all its possibilities."
 
He also invited Alex to a meeting to "compare notes on what it's like to run an airline."
 
His heartwarming response has won him much praise online:
 
According to Daily Mail, Alex's mother Natasha Jacquot said that she was not expecting such a great response. The family is now waiting on a confirmation of the dates for Alex's meeting with Mr Joyce.
 

 
 
 
 
 

Related Topics

 
 
 
 

Trending News & Articles

 Article
Forgotten Hero's Series: Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav Indian Olympic medalist who never got a Padma Award

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (Marathi: श्री. खाशाबा दादासाहेब जाधव, January 15, 1926 – August 14, 1984) was an Indian athlete. He is best known as a wrestler who...

Recently posted . 7K views . 60 min read
 

 Article
Remembering VP Sathyan, India's forgotten 'Captain'

There's a scene in the movie 'Captain', a freshly-minted Malayalam biopic on former India defender VP Sathyan, which tries to capture the conflict rag...

Recently posted . 3K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
As team India shines in 2022, read about the CWG scam of 2010 where one toilet paper roll was purchased for Rs 4,000

During the examination, it was uncovered that the CWG Organizing Committee had paid a messed up sum for planning and buys. The underlying evaluation for putting tog...

Recently posted . 3K views . 2 min read
 

 Article
Former Pakistani Umpire Asad Rauf Dies At 66

Asad Rauf, a previous ICC World class Board umpire from Pakistan, kicked the bucket at 66 years old.  

Recently posted . 3K views . 0 min read
 

 
 

More in Global

 Article
Former diplomat Madhuri Gupta convicted of spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence

She was arrested in 2010 for passing on sensitive information to Pakistani officials and remaining in contact with two ISI officials.

Recently posted. 564 views . 0 min read
 

 Article
Five reasons why India wants Masood Azhar censured

China blocks UN attempt to list Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as terrorist   The move is likely to affect New Delhi...

Recently posted. 687 views . 1 min read
 

 Article
As funds dry up, housing finance companies cut down disbursements

MUMBAI | KOLKATA: Top-rated non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) including housing finance firms are staring at lower growth and higher credit cos...

Recently posted. 649 views . 2 min read
 

 Video
Best ever super over of cricket history!...



Recently posted . 1K views
 

 Article
Paytm Founder Breaks Silence on Extortion Case, Says Sonia Dhawan May Have Been 'Conduit'

Sonia Dhawan has been an employee of Paytm for the past eight years, coinciding with the period of peak growth for the company that was founded by Vijay Shekhar S...

Recently posted. 576 views . 1 min read
 

 Article
"She Just Wouldn't Relent": Hotelier Who Killed Himachal Officer

After a two-day hunt, the police caught the accused, Vijay Singh, at Mathura.  

Recently posted. 632 views . 0 min read
 

 
 
 

   Prashnavali

  Thought of the Day

“Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations, and resentments flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.”
Mark Twain

Be the first one to comment on this story

Close
Post Comment
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


ads
Back To Top