Qantas profit dives 25 per cent
QANTAS has suffered a 25 per cent drop in first-half net profit to $515 million, hurt largely by $137 million of staff lay-off and restructuring costs.
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Airline bungle costs couple $6500
QANTAS moved this couple to an earlier flight for no good reason and without telling them. They lost $6500 of accommodation but the airline and travel insurer wouldn’t compensate.
Iconic Territory spots shine in airline video
NORTHERN Territory icons including the Field of Light at Uluru and the Mindil Markets in Darwin have been featured in Qantas’s new safety video
Qantas ‘shed’ will bring in big bucks
QANTAS has launched the largest maintenance facility for A380 aircraft at Los Angeles airport, set to earn the airline millions in repair fees.
Qantas’s next big purchase
WITH Perth-London flights set to start in 2018, Qantas is now looking at what it needs to make non-stop Sydney-London services a reality.
Qantas ordered to back pay five staff members
QANTAS has been ordered to back pay five of its Adelaide Airport staff who a court found had been underpaid for six years.
Airline bans woman due to broken nose
CHRISTINE Henderson was turned away by Etihad Airways because she had fractured her nose while waiting for a taxi to Sydney Airport.
Qantas’ new take on food porn
WHEN this business class passenger ordered the dumplings she didn’t expect them to be served with a side of … well …
Qantas gives new meaning to ‘food porn’
WHEN a business class passenger flying to Brisbane ordered the dumplings, she didn’t expect them to be served with a side of … well … what on earth *is* that?
Perth to London non-stop: it’s here
A HISTORY-MAKING flight direct to the UK has been cleared for takeoff, with seats on sale in four months — and it could be the start of more great things for Aussie travellers.
Hemsworth to lure Yanks down under
HOLLYWOOD megastar Chris Hemsworth silenced a bustling Qantas hanger to today when he delivered the country’s latest appeal to US tourists.
Hemsworth lures US tourists in stunning ad
HOLLYWOOD megastar Chris Hemsworth silenced a bustling Qantas hanger to today when he delivered the country’s latest appeal to US tourists.
The secret codes of flight attendants
YOU’VE heard these words on every flight, but what do they really mean? Here is the secret language of pilots and cabin crew, decoded.
The new Qantas fee you didn’t notice
AS ALL eyes were on Qantas’ rebranding yesterday, no one noticed another big change coming to the airline — a whopping hike in fees that started today.
NT Qantas flight ‘descended 30,000 feet’
A PASSENGER has told of her terror when a plane descended about 30,000 feet when it was forced to turn back to Darwin an hour into a Qantas flight to Brisbane
Qantas plane makes emergency landing
A Qantas flight has had to make an emergency landing in Darwin after complications on board
The danger behind fake Facebook offers
IT’S that Facebook post everyone is sharing about winning a year’s worth of groceries or a cruise around the world. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Airlines ban risky tech behaviour
DON’T even think about using the Samsung Galaxy Note7 on your flight. Australian airlines including Qantas and Virgin are banning the device.
Qantas’ Olympic plane hiccup
AUSTRALIA’S disappointing Rio campaign continued on the way home, when the national carrier had to leave its specially-painted Olympic plane in the hangar.
Qantas completes stunning turnaround
BET you wish you worked for Qantas today. The airline just reported soaring profits – and 25,000 of its employees will be thousands of dollars richer.
Qantas rewrites aviation history
QANTAS has posted the best result of its 95-year history and is celebrating with rewards for employees, shareholders and flyers (particularly those who like cricket).
Woolies completes rewards backflip
WOOLWORTHS has confirmed it is ditching its controversial “Woolworths Dollars” and returning to Qantas Frequent Flyer points.
The best job perks in Australia
THIS is the surprising list of the top 10 best companies to work for in the country and why their staff love with them.
Is Woolies bringing back frequent flyers?
WOOLWORTHS is reportedly set to drop its Woolworths Dollars rewards scheme in a major turnaround for customers.
New deal to deliver more tourists to Tassie
QANTAS and American Airlines have struck a deal to bring more international visitors to the island state, which a senior airline executive said remains an untapped destination in the global market.
Virgin Australia down but not out
VIRGIN Australia has endured another tough year, not made any easier by rival Qantas’s huge profit. But could the tide be about to turn?
Holiday snaps are fashion statements
FOUR Qantas passengers have had their holiday snaps turned into luxury limited edition silk scarves in collaboration with an Aussie designer.
Please insert Sydney here…
FERRIES have resumed regular services across Sydney and flights out of the city were delayed or cancelled as a thick blanket of fog essentially wiped Sydney off the mpa this morning.
Qantas launches Snapchat profile
THERE’S a common perception that Snapchat is just for raunchy pics, so get ready for some sexy 747s.
‘Forget Qantas, fly the airlines that support SA’
IMAGES: SOUTH Australians should “send a message” to national airline Qantas by choosing to fly airlines with direct international flights from Adelaide, like Qatar Airways, SA Tourism Minister Leon Bignell says.
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