Qantas half-year profit down 13%, orders 8 additional A321XLRs

Qantas profit was down 13.2% year-on-year before and after tax in its half-year results, ending December 31, 2023, at $1.2bn and $869 million respectively. Its revenue and other income increased 12.3% to $11.1bn. The airline’s basic earnings per share were down 4% to 51.8 cents. Qantas Group’s new CEO Vanessa Hudson said: “There’s a lot of work happening to lift our service levels and the early signs are really positive. Our customer satisfaction scores have bounced back strongly since December, and we have more service and product improvements in the pipeline.” The company has also ordered an additional eight A321XLRs