Qantas cancels flights at double the rate of Virgin, competition watchdog finds

Qantas group cancelled 3.2%, or almost one in every 30, of its scheduled flights over the year to June, analysis from the ACCC shows. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Qantas has cancelled flights at double the rate of Virgin, its main competitor, which had the lowest monthly cancellation rates of any major domestic airline over the past year.

Air fares across major Australian airlines have also surged relative to the price of jet fuel in 2025, new analysis from the competition watchdog shows.