Don’t take advantage of Rex withdrawal, ACCC warns airlines

In the report, independent business advisor Tom Saar found one root cause of events that damaged Qantas’ reputation in 2023 was “top-down leadership with a dominant and trusted CEO, leading to insufficient listening and low speak up”.

The news caps a sensational turnaround after Rex took the leases of old Virgin aircraft following its own collapse in the midst of the COVID pandemic in 2020.

Qantas’ low-cost arm has announced a new service from the Sunshine Coast to Cairns, which will operate up to four times per week using A320-200 aircraft starting 3 December. The route is one of 10 that had been operated by Bonza from its former hub unt…