Vanessa Hudson and Alan Joyce. Source: AAP Image/Dean Lewins
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Outgoing Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will be departing the company two months early. CFO Vanessa Hudson will take over the role from Wednesday.
Qantas cops PR blow after blow
This news comes after a particularly tough week for Qantas, with the ACCC launching a $250 million federal court case against the airlines. The consumer watchdog is alleging that Qantas sold tickets across 8,000 flights that were already cancelled between May and July 2022.
But this was just the chaser of ongoing PR issues for Qantas. In the weeks leading up to the announced lawsuit, the federal government rejected a bid from Qatar Airways regarding an extra 21 flights per week servicing Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
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