No, I never worked for the airline industry. I was a senior public servant in the Department of Transport at one point in my career.
At that point in my career, the government of the day made some very important, and I believe very positive, changes to the regulatory structure of the airline industry that would allow new entrants to come and apply and take over routes that were not very well served in the country, that would allow for more competition in the airline industry, that would allow for new segments of air traffic to grow up in the industry--for example, charter airlines to come into the business.