Travel shares pounded as Qantas slashes international flights

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Qantas has slashed its international capacity by 90% until at least the end of May, up from the 23% reduction announced only last week:

Forced into action by the federal government’s new plan to self-isolate all new arrivals into the country for 14-days, the airline said the change “largely reflects the demand impact of severe quarantine requirements on people’s ability to travel overseas.”

This move — along with a 60 per cent contraction in domestic services across the same time span — means Qantas has grounded 150 aircraft, including most of its wide-body fleet.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.