If you’re planning a getaway after two years of staying put in your city, you’re not alone. Turns out, plenty of people are finally seeing through their travel plans as online travel agency Webjet (ASX: WEB) reports that travel bookings are at 95% of pre-pandemic levels in the first half of FY23. Webjet credits this
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Australian airline Qantas (ASX: QAN) has been in the news for a myriad of reasons lately. And none of them have been positive. Most recently, the Company reported its third major loss following Covid-19, with the underlying loss before tax amounting to $1.86 billion and statutory loss being over $1 billion. According to the Company,
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I thought the ‘Other Costs & Expenses Excluding Fuel’ figure was a bit high in Rex’s (ASX: REX) half year results. Turns out that a portion of that $146.5 million has gone towards purchasing eggs, and not to add to their inflight meals. A hooded Rex board member slinked onto Qantas CEO Alan Joyce’s property
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If you’re a regular reader, by now you’d be well aware of the rivalry between Regional Express Holdings (ASX: REX) and Qantas (ASX: QAN) because let’s be honest, I report on it nearly weekly. It’s almost worthy of its own column (editor, take note). In this week’s installment, we discuss Rex’s most recent dig at
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My bag is packed, I’ve organised someone to look after the dog and I’ve already checked in for my flights online…I am well and truly READY to get the hell out of dodge this weekend for my first vacation in god knows how long. In recent years, the pesky pandemic has hindered many Aussies from
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There’s always an undercurrent of tension between unions and businesses, a trend exemplified between the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) and Rex Airlines (ASX: REX). Following correspondence the Federation circulated to its members, the Airline has released a statement calling the AFAP’s actions out as “malicious, misleading and deceptive”. The correspondence, which we haven’t
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