Qantas International Boss Departs as Airline Faces Economic Crunch

Qantas chief executive officer Alan Joyce speaks during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 23, 2017. William West/AFP via Getty Images

The Qantas Group continues to retrench in the face of the economic downturn and restrictions on international travel caused by the CCP virus pandemic, with the airline announcing a reduction to its Group Management Committee on Aug. 24.

Alan Joyce, Qantas Group CEO, said: “The COVID crisis is forcing us to rethink our business at every level. It’s increasingly clear that our international flights will be grounded until at least mid-2021 and it will take years for activity to return to what it was before.”