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Virgin pips Qantas on major cities, mining towns keep demand strong

Ayesha de Kretser
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Robust travel demand in and out of mining towns is offsetting weaker domestic demand from business passengers in major cities on the east coast where Virgin has overtaken Qantas.

Citigroup’s Samuel Seow says domestic demand measured by number of seats and website traffic showed a return to pre-COVID-19 capacity.

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Ayesha de Kretser is a senior reporter with The Australian Financial Review covering the aviation and tourism sectors. She has previously reported on banking, mining and commodity markets. Connect with Ayesha on Twitter. Email Ayesha at ayesha.dekretser@afr.com.au

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