After years of Covid-induced pain which saw Qantas haemorrhage billions of dollars, sack thousands of staff, record dismal on-time performances and frustrate customers with cancellations, lost baggage and eye-watering air fares, Australia’s national carrier is well and truly back in the black.
Qantas delivered an out-of-the-ordinary $1.43bn underlying net profit in the six months to December that was higher than the profit it recorded in a 12-month period leading up to the pandemic.
