Qantas Sees Domestic Passenger Traffic Bouncing Back to Normal
- Domestic capacity to top 90% of pre-Covid levels this quarter
- ‘Really positive signs of sustained recovery,’ CEO Joyce says
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Qantas Airways Ltd. said its passenger traffic in Australia has almost completely recovered, highlighting the potential for speedier travel rebounds than previously expected more than a year into the pandemic.
Capacity on domestic routes will top 90% of pre-Covid levels this quarter, the airline said in a statement Thursday, up from its previous forecast of reaching 80%. Low-cost unit Jetstar will have even more capacity than before the pandemic. Qantas said it has seen “extremely strong” demand for leisure trips and a return of business travel, which is back to about 65% of normal.