Qantas Secures $1 Billion Loan to Ride Out Pandemic Crisis

Qantas Secures $1 Billion Loan to Ride Out Pandemic Crisis
Qantas aircraft at the international terminal at Sydney Airport on March 19, 2020. The group announced in early March significant capacity cutting to be phased in starting at the end of the month. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Image
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Qantas has secured over AU$1 billion in debt funding to help tide it over during the CCP virus crisis, following a series of significant capacity and cost-cutting actions since February.
The news announced on March 25 received a positive reaction from investors, with its stock price closing nearly 10 percent higher than the opening, at $3.27 per share.