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The consumer watchdog alleges that the Flying Kangaroo engaged in “false, misleading or deceptive conduct” by selling tickets on its website to more than 8,000 flights departing between May and July 2022 for up to 47 days after those flights had been cancelled.
The news was quietly included in its investor briefing on Wednesday, with the airline planning a formal launch by the end of September.
The $31.7 million loss is still a dramatic improvement from Rex’s $109 million loss in the 2022 financial year, and it has reported a statutory profit of $14.4 million thanks to a “positive fair value contribution” of $44.5 million from its September acquisition of FIFO operator National Jet Express (NJE).
In a doorstop interview, the Prime Minister implied he would not be reviewing the decision not to expand Qatar’s air rights, and echoed comments made by Qantas CEO Alan Joyce at a Senate committee hearing that Qatar did not require more frequency to increase capacity.
Under questioning from the Senate Select Committee on Cost of Living on Monday, Joyce effectively said the national carrier is triaging services due to circumstances outside its control and that it is better to concentrate cancellations on high-frequency routes than to spread the pain out.
The plane will be the second deployed to support NJE’s new Queensland services under its long-term contract with mining giant BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), which started on 1 July. Slated to enter service in October, it will operate between Brisbane and the town of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin.
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