SYDNEY, Mar 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, announced on Tuesday (today) that, it will cut international flights by 90 percent and domestic services by 60 percent, to cope with COVID-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The changes will also affect the company’s budget carrier, Jetstar, and will remain in place until at least the end of May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement, the airline cited “significant falls in travel demand” due to the virus outbreak, which in Australia has reached over 350 confirmed cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of Monday, all overseas arrivals in Australia were required to self-isolate for a period of 14 days, which Qantas said, along with quarantine measures in other countries, has further impacted travel demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While details of the changes are still being worked out by the company, they said that customers with affected bookings will be eligible for a flight credit for use at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The measures will involve the grounding of around 150 aircraft, including almost all of the group’s wide-body fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Travel demand is unlikely to rebound for weeks or possibly months, and the impact of this will be felt across the entire workforce of 30,000 people,” the company said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To cope with the disruptions they will be relying on employees taking paid and unpaid leave, as well as, a number of significant pay cuts for executives.– NNN-AGENCIES <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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