Update (November 2020): Qantas has now announced complimentary status extensions for all Qantas Frequent Flyer members residing outside Australia or New Zealand, whose status is due to expire between March-December 2021. There are no further complimentary status extensions for members whose status expires in January or February 2022. To renew your Qantas Frequent Flyer status, … Continued
After announcing 6,000 permanent job losses in June, the Qantas Group this week revealed that a further 2,400 jobs will be lost as it outsources ground handling services at major Australian airports. Qantas and Jetstar currently directly employ around 2,370 ground handling staff at 11 major Australian airports, which work in roles such as baggage … Continued
There has long been a joke that frequent flyer programs make more money for airlines than flying planes. In the current climate, it couldn’t be more true! Last week Qantas revealed a $2.7 billion statutory loss for the 2019-20 financial year. After a profitable first half to the financial year, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in … Continued
Qantas today revealed that it does not expect international flights to resume until at least July 2021. The grim outlook came as Qantas announced a $2.7 billion statutory loss before tax for the 2019-20 financial year. In today’s announcement, the national carrier said that its international network was “unlikely to restart before July 2021; possibly … Continued
Qantas has made a small underlying profit but a large statutory loss in the 2019-20 financial year. The results demonstrate a very strong first half but a disastrous second half, as the COVID-19 outbreak worsened and progressively harsher travel restrictions were introduced. Qantas estimates that it took a $4 billion revenue hit in the previous … Continued