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The Latest Breaking News from Qantas

Airline rolls out 'neighbour free seats' so you get more room from just £16

Qantas has introduced the new seating option on some of its flights, so passengers can ensure the chair next to them remains empty and the flight a bit less-cramped

Daily Mirror

Qantas beats off COVID blues with a million more seats and new routes

Qantas will boost its international network with extra flights, more aircraft and routes as it restores capacity in line with travel demand.

The New Daily

Union fury as Qantas adds Finnish aircraft to fleet

Australia's pilots' union is furious over a Qantas decision to lease two Finnair aircraft and crews to supplement its international capacity.

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Qantas Passengers Can Now Buy ‘Neighbour-Free’ Seats For As Little As $30 If You Need Ur Space

Flying is probably one of the most uncomfortable forms of transport for most people. You’re squished up like sardines in a metal flying contraption that’s a thousand feet in the sky with nowhere to go, leaving you with aching butt cheeks.Well, for passengers who chose to fly with Qantas, the…

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Qantas rolls out ‘neighbour-free’ option so passengers can ensure no one sits next to them on flights

Add-on costs from £16 and promises ‘extra space and comfort’

The Independent UK

Rex Airlines slams Whyalla City Council, cancels regional centre's flights to Adelaide

The regional carrier says the council is trying to force it into paying a security charge it cannot afford. Whyalla City Council says the federal government must continue to subsidise that cost.

ABC News

Remote WA residents craving airline competition welcome new carrier Nexus

Residents across Western Australia's north hope the arrival of Nexus Airlines will see cheaper airfares and more reliability of services.

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Why two-hour London to Sydney flights won’t actually happen by 2033

Plane Talk: From here at Hong Kong airport, how I wish hypersonic flight was not science fiction

The Independent UK

How to fly economy class but feel like you’re in business

After Air New Zealand revealed new economy-class sleep pods, we look at other ways to make a long journey in the cheaper seats a bit more bearable

The Guardian - AU

Australian airlines push back on calls to compensate passengers for delays and cancellations

Exclusive: Companies say a compensation scheme like the EU’s would drive up air fares in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Lost luggage: Virgin Australia allows passengers to track their bags with new app

Tech development comes after mishandled baggage rates soared last year as airlines returned to pre-Covid levels of operation

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Labor confirms welfare payment increase; Melbourne lockdown residents compensated; and Game of Thrones prequel paused

Albanese government to release detail of welfare payment rises along with rest of budget at 7.30pm AEST

The Guardian - AU

Qantas accused of wasting ‘eye-watering’ amounts of money defending ‘illegal sackings’

Transport Workers’ Union says Qantas’s actions constitute ‘the largest case of illegal sackings in Australian history’

The Guardian - AU

Treasurer delivers budget speech – as it happened

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The New Daily

Qantas faces off in High Court over workforce cull

Qantas argues its decision to lay off more than 1600 workers during the COVID-19 pandemic is not illegal, as it a makes an appeal to the High Court.

The New Daily

Can’t take the heat: Qantas banishes newspaper over columnist’s critique

Copies of the Australian Financial Review have disappeared from Qantas lounges, with the airline reportedly fed up over bad press.

The New Daily

Qantas can’t charge these prices forever: The challenge ahead for new chief Vanessa Hudson

Vanessa Hudson will increasingly have to turn her mind to all the long-term challenges that existed for Qantas before 2020.

ABC News

The battle for the heart of Qantas: Can new boss Vanessa Hudson restore faith in the Flying Kangaroo?

Two Qantas veterans – an accountant and a pilot – represent the two modern faces of the airline and the battle for its future. Can new boss Vanessa Hudson win staff's trust and customer loyalty after a bumpy few years?

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Qantas can't charge these prices forever: the challenge ahead for new chief Vanessa Hudson

Vanessa Hudson, who will replace Alan Joyce as Qantas Airlines’ chief executive in November, inherits an airline still struggling to resume services after the pandemic and border closures shuttered much of the global aviation industry in 2020.

The Guardian - AU

Can Vanessa Hudson win back the flying public when she takes the Qantas controls from Alan Joyce?

The incoming CEO hints her focus will be to regain passenger trust and renew the airline’s ageing fleet

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: RBA’s rate hike surprise; higher tobacco taxes; and Serena Williams’ Met Gala reveal

Central bank raises cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% in defiance of most economists’ predictions

The Independent UK

Qantas names chief financial officer Vanessa Hudson next CEO

Qantas says its chief financial officer Vanessa Hudson will become its next chief executive

The New Daily

Watch: Vape crackdown, New Qantas CEO announced, Brisbane factory fire

Watch: The Federal Government is cracking down on vaping, with the Health Minister announcing vapes will be heavily regulated, and their importation

The Guardian - AU

Vanessa Hudson to replace Alan Joyce as Qantas CEO

Joyce to step down in November after 15 years at the helm, when he will be replaced by the current chief financial officer

The New Daily

Qantas chief Alan Joyce to retire as new CEO named

Longstanding Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce will retire in November, the company has announced on Tuesday.

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