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Singapore Air, Qantas’ Diverging Fortunes Show Covid Disparities
While not out of the woods just yet, Qantas said Thursday it expects revenue from routes within Australia to almost double in the six months through June from the second half of last year. The airline and its low-cost unit Jetstar have added 38 routes since July to cater to people jetting around the essentially Covid-free country while international travel remains off limits.Singapore Airlines doesn’t have the luxury of a home market, let alone a giant one like Australia. Even a slither of potential revenue from a quarantine-free travel bubble agreement with Hong Kong has gone now that the plan has been shelved once again due to an uptick in virus cases in Singapore. On Wednesday, Singapore Airlines posted a record annual loss of S$4.3 billion ($3.2 billion).
Their diverging fortunes reflect the state of the wider global aviation industry and world in general. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/singapore-air-qantas-diverging-fortunes-show-covid-disparities-1.1606102