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Qantas plane slides off the end of runway into mud at Newman Airport after a tropical cyclone in WA

The aircraft loaded with 80 passengers and crew slid off the end of the runway before it became stuck in mud. No one was injured but flights in and out of Newman airport in WA are cancelled.




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Uber passengers can now earn Qantas points by travelling with the car-sharing service

Australian passengers can now earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points by travelling with Uber.




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Dog dies on Melbourne to Sydney Qantas flight

Anthony Balletta, 42, took his bulldog Frank on QF405 from Sydney to Melbourne just before Christmas. When he landed he found his beloved animal lifeless in his crate.




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Man whose bulldog Frank died on a Qantas flight asks why staff didn't warn him about the danger

Anthony Balletta, 42, took his bulldog Frank on QF405 from Sydney home to Melbourne on December 21, but when they arrived he was told Frank did not make the flight.




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Furious pet owner unleashes on Qantas after her dog named Duke died on board a plane

Kay Newman took her beloved boxer Duke on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Brisbane on December 19, but blames Qantas for Duke's death after he was left on the tarmac in 39C heat.




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Qantas opens luxurious airport lounge in London Heathrow Airport

The Qantas International Lounge at London Heathrow Airport, which opened in November 2017, is open to all travellers willing to pay £55 ($100).




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Worst airlines in Australia for cancellations - and it's bad news for Qantas passengers 

The Australian airline cancels almost one-in-10 scheduled flights between Melbourne and Sydney in the six months to November.




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Qantas plane from Perth forced to make emergency landing after experiencing 'engineering issue' 

Flight QF642 from Perth to Sydney took off about 9.30am on Thursday and was in the air for 58 minutes before having to make an emergency landing.




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Report reveals two Qantas jets almost collided above Sydney Airport due to error

The Australian Transport and Safety Bureau on Thursday issued a preliminary report into the incident on the evening of August 5 during which the two planes came 'very close' to a mid-air crash.




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Qantas BANS snub-nosed dogs from planes after bulldog died on board flight from Sydney to Melbourne

Anthony Balletta's bulldog Frank is just one of the cases prompting the move from Qantas after the pet died on a flight between Sydney and Melbourne that cost $1100 for the dog alone.




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Massive fire breaks out at Sydney Airport near Qantas terminal

A huge fire has broken out near the Qantas Terminal at Sydney airport.




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Virgin Australia bans flat-faced dogs and cats from flights after two pets died on Qantas 

Virgin Australia has banned flat-faced pets such as bulldogs and Persian cats from flying over health concerns after two dogs died in Qantas transit last month.




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Qantas plane on its way to Wuhan to rescue hundreds of Australians touches down in Hong Kong

A Qantas plane is en route to Wuhan to rescue some of the 600 Australians trapped in the Chinese city plagued by coronavirus. 




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Qantas suspends China all flights amid coronavirus fears

Qantas has suspended all of its flights to China as the deadly coronavirus becomes a global emergency.  




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Secret reason why Qantas took a route from Wuhan to Australia during its coronavirus rescue mission

The Qantas rescue flight which lifted hundreds of Australian citizens from Wuhan took an unexpected route on its flight to Western Australia on Monday.




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Sick woman rushed off Qantas flight to be quarantined in Melbourne Airport

Passengers on board a plane feared a woman had contracted coronavirus after she was quarantined at Melbourne Airport.




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Qantas worker is SACKED for being 'too vocal' about safety concerns over the flights from China

A union delegate from the Transport Workers Union (TWU) told other Qantas employees that it was unsafe to work on any planes that had come from Beijing or Shanghai.




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Qantas will DOUBLE flights between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island after Regional Express pulled out

Qantas will more than double the number of flights between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island after a decision by Regional Express to withdraw from the route.




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Coronavirus: Australians stranded in Wuhan are rescued by Qantas as second jet departs China

A flight aimed at evacuating the Australian citizens and permanent residents from Wuhan to and old mining facility in Darwin has left China after it was delayed.




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Qantas taking extreme measures to make coronavirus planes safe

The second evacuation plane landed in Darwin, Northern Territory, on Sunday with 266 'clinically well' passengers on board after a day-long stopover in Hong Kong.




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Inside Qantas' newest route from Queensland to San Francisco and why you should fly premium economy

The flying kangaroo's debut Brisbane to San Francisco flight departed on Sunday in a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner- an aircraft centred on cabin comfort.




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Qantas takes extreme measures to protect its staff from coronavirus

About 200 Australians will be evacuated from the Diamond Princess ship on a Qantas flight from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to Darwin Airport on Wednesday night.




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Qantas suspends flights to Shanghai, cuts services to Hong Kong, Singapore over coronavirus

Qantas flights from Sydney to Shanghai will remain suspended until at least the end of May as the coronavirus claims more lives. Services to Hong Kong and Singapore will be reduced.




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Qantas threatens to draft China pilots to fly non-stop from Sydney to New York and London

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has hinted his flying kangaroo carrier could hire foreigners for non-stop New York and London services, as Australian pilots object to 19-hour journeys.




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Qantas unveils in-flight safety video which reflects on 100 years of airline history

The Australian airline spent a year recreating flight memories from each decade, including cabin crew members with mullet hairstyles from the 1980s and moustaches from the 1970s.




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Australian celebrities lose tens of thousands of Qantas frequent flyer points without warning

Two Australian actors have hit out at the firm for the policy, which they said removes the points without warning - despite collecting them for 15 years.




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Qantas uses HERPES disinfectant to clean planes to stop coronavirus spreading in Australia

Qantas flew three planes carrying passengers from the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak back to Australia. The airline stepped up cleaning efforts to make sure future passengers weren't at risk.




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Qantas cleaners handled face masks, soiled nappies, dirty tissues without gloves, inspector found

SafeWork New South Wales has slapped Qantas with an improvement notice after observing cleaners handle used face masks, vomit, soiled nappies and dirty tissues without gloves or masks.




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Qantas cancels MORE flights including routes to Hong Kong and Auckland amid coronavirus fears

Qantas said on Friday it will cut more international flights this month including to Japan and New Zealand amid falling bookings because of coronavirus fears. 




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Qantas announces HUGE change to the way it does business in the face of coronavirus outbreak

Flight routes to London will be changed and eight of the airline's 12 A380 aircraft will be grounded due to low demand.




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Qantas is offering tickets to Los Angeles and San Francisco for $400

Australia's largest airline Qantas is offering tickets to the United States for just $400.




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Traveller claims Russell Brand was rude to Qantas staff before cancelling gig over coronavirus fears

The British comedian announced on Monday he decided to cancel his sell-out gig in Perth after a woman who attended the venue was found to have contracted the deadly illness.




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Virgin Australia fires back at Qantas' warnings the coronavirus will cause an airline survival fight

The CEO of the Qantas Group, Alan Joyce, announced on Tuesday that major capacity cuts would be brought in to fight the plunging demand for international travel.




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Qantas is found to have underpaid hundreds of workers up to $7.1MILLION over the past eight years

The national carrier on Friday said they entered an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman to rectify a misclassification issue.




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Qantas allows customers to cancel their flights and use credit for later trips amid coronavirus

Qantas passengers will be able to cancel booked flights and use the credit to reschedule trips later on.




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Qantas and Jetstar have slashed NINETY per cent of their international flights due to coronavirus

Qantas and Jetstar have slashed 90 per cent of their international flights. The cuts would initially be in place from the end of March until the end of May this year.




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Coronavirus Australia: 30k Qantas staff to take unpaid leave

Qantas has told 30,000 staff members to take unpaid leave until May.




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Woolworths offers jobs to some of the 20,000 Qantas workers forced on unpaid leave amid

The airline has told 20,000 staff members to stand down and cut schedules from late March until May after the government recommended Australians do not travel overseas




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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce defends laying off 20,000 staff and says COVID-19 worst crisis to hit industry

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has defended the decision to stand down 20,000 staff in the face of the coronavirus outbreak which he described as the worst crisis to ever hit the airline industry.




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Reprieve sacked Qantas staff Woolies, Telstra Rio Tinto step forward employ 20,000 laid off workers

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths were the first to flag offers for staff members being made redundant during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Virgin Australia accuses Qantas CEO Alan Joyce of 'spreading rumours' of collapse

Virgin Australia has complained to the competition regulator about Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce's suggestion it would be unfair for the government to prop up one airline.




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Alan Jones blasts Qantas and CEO Alan Joyce for not stopping the planes to China earlier

The 2GB morning show host slammed the airline boss as Qantas continues international flights before they're suspended next week, despite the outbreak growing to 2,675 cases in Australia and 11 deaths.




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Six Qantas baggage handlers test positive for coronavirus and other staff are told to quarantine 

South Australia Health on Tuesday said they are investigating a COVID-19 cluster at Adelaide Airport.




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Virgin Australia claims the price of Qantas and Jetstar flights could surge if the airline closes

Virgin Australia has warned the cost of flights would soar if the airline was forced to close, leaving Qantas and their budget arm Jetstar with a monopoly on the industry. 




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Thousands of desperate Australians stranded overseas to be flown home on Qantas mercy flights 

Thousands of citizens are understood to be stranded overseas, but four international routes are now being subsidised by the federal government.




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Qantas and Virgin to bring desperate Australians stranded overseas back during coronavirus pandemic 

Both airlines announced 13 flights this month for Australians stuck overseas during the coronavirus pandemic after the government agreed to subsidise service costs.




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Four Qantas flight attendants exempt from 14-day hotel quarantine test positive for coronavirus

The crew flew from Santiago to Sydney on March 29, with all passengers on the flight taken to hotels to quarantine for 14 days.




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Qantas engineer who slapped a flight attendant on the bottom is sacked

Luke Sikalias lost his claim for unfair dismissal at the Fair Work Commission after an incident before a flight from Melbourne to Sydney in May 2018.




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Qantas and Virgin Australia's domestic flights could be kept running during COVID-19 crisis

It would supplement a federal government package worth $1billion which has already been committed to the ailing Australian aviation industry hit hard by the crisis' impact on global travel.




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Qantas staff consider class action alleging airline failed to protect them from coronavirus

Worrying clusters have emerged in recent days of Qantas cabin crew and their family being infected with COVID-19 - including 15 reported cases from a rescue flight from Santiago on March 29.