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Speaking to reporters on Monday, CEO Alan Joyce said announcements will be made on the details of Qantas’s support, but affirmed that the Flying Kangaroo will throw its considerable weight behind the Voice.
QantasLink’s 20 717s will gradually be taken out of its fleet in favour of 29 new A220-300s, which have 25 per cent more seats – 137, compared to 110 on the 717 – as well as twice the range and 28 per cent lower fuel burn per seat. The first A220 is expected to arrive later this year.
The Flying Kangaroo's CEO told reporters on Monday that the airline is “reviewing its options” and the purchase would be a positive for the national carrier.
The move, which will take its Boeing fleet to nine, will provide additional competition to Qantas, Jetstar, and Virgin, which all fly between the cities daily.
The news comes after Boeing last month told the FAA that a problem with a component on “significant numbers” of its in-production MAXs could lead to delays in deliveries to customers.
WA budget estimates hearings this week heard reports service quality is impacting health care in Esperance, with Nationals MP Peter Rundle saying over a 10-day period in late February and early March, 42 out of 70 Rex flights to Esperance were either cancelled or saw delays of more than 30 minutes.
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