Qantas could axe Beijing route early as coronavirus hits demand: CEO

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Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Alan Joyce said on Wednesday it was too early...

FILE PHOTO: Two Qantas Airways Airbus A330 aircraft can be seen on the tarmac near the domestic terminal at Sydney Airport in Australia, November 30, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray

Qantas in November said it was axing its underperforming Sydney-Beijing route from March due to stiff competition from Chinese airlines and weak business class demand. He said the most similar comparison to coronavirus was the SARS epidemic in 2003, which cost the carrier A$55 million in lost earnings over a six to eight month period and led it to cut some international capacity.

 

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Yeh, axe the flight to save money rather than stop the spread of the virus. Nice one quantus!

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Controlling the spread is very critical right now. Isolation is needed

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