The Qantas Group said it was continuing its investment in customers and new aircraft, supported by a $1.25 billion underlying profit before tax for the first half of FY24.
Qantas has discounted more than half a million seats on most of its international network, including Paris, London and New York, as part of its International Red Tail sale.
Virgin Australia has reached a deal with a union and airline association on a cabin crew enterprise agreement, thus averting a chaotic strike over the holiday season.
The surge of new and returning international airline services is set to increase next year with a new route from AirAsia and the return of South African Airways in March.
As first flagged by Business News in February, Qantas has finally announced its nonstop Perth to Paris flights in time for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and European summer.
Western Australia’s oldest airline, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, turned 60 on Saturday with a celebration which brought together thousands of years’ experience of airline experience.
Perth Airport and Qantas have denied that a deal has been done in their long-running and complex dispute surrounding the airline’s move to the eastern side of the airport.
The two airlines, among Western Australians’ favourites, are almost back to full strength. Business News spoke to the chief executives about their growth plans.