Qantas eyes rapid return to flying as states open borders

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Qantas boss Alan Joyce says he could have up half of the airline's domestic network back in action by July if states ease travel restrictions | pwhatch

Qantas Airways boss Alan Joyce says he could have up to half his domestic network back in the air by July if states ease travel restrictions, in a bullish forecast of how quickly aviation could recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

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pwhatch and how many of these flights will AlanJoyce take ?

pwhatch Leave them grounded

pwhatch Hand back the keys Alan, the people want their public funded airline back.

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