Qantas lifts passenger numbers in August

MONTHLY passenger numbers have lifted again for Qantas amid speculation that the airline could return more than $2b to shareholders.

Qantas is tipped to return more than $2 billion to shareholders this financial year.

QANTAS has reported a modest rise in monthly passenger numbers amid hopes that its shareholders could be in line for a $2 billion windfall.

THE airline lifted passenger numbers by just under one per cent in August, with falls in the domestic market offsetting growth for its international services.