Qantas

Australian carrier also unveils A$500m share buyback programme as it reports A$2.4bn cut in net debt

Shares soar almost 10% on buyback as airline reports stronger-than-expected rebound in leisure and business travel

To be ‘Joyced’ is a word now in use to describe being severely inconvenienced at an airport by luggage delays or flight problems

Concerns about crew fatigue and looser landing rules

Planet Business: Meanwhile, in Sydney, Qantas plays a strong mascot game

Tourism and hospitality sectors look to rebuild after strong Covid-19 restrictions

Strict border lockdown under ‘Fortress Australia’ policy had catastrophic impact on tourism industry

Reopening to take effect on February 21st, PM Scott Morrison announces

Joe Brennan: Pay restoration is up for negotiation along with new aircraft orders

Group’s sales chief says he would like more planes to sell amid supply constraints

For the first time since arriving here, in 2011, Co Cork felt a long, long way away

Federal government pushing ahead with country’s reopening plans next month

Move to redeploy medical staff could result in up to 500 extra deaths, experts warn

There are exemptions for those who are unable to be vaccinated based on documented medical reasons

Alan Joyce says furlough estimated to last two months

Move among incentives aimed at kick-starting global travel

Jacinda Ardern hails ‘significant step’ in New Zealand’s reconnection with the world

‘Travel bubble’ between neighbouring countries to open later this month

Welsh man who airmailed himself in crate in 1960s seeks two Irish friends who helped nail it shut

Alan Joyce says he believes passengers will be willing to accept the change

Technology and sustainability will play a larger part in how we travel from now on

Minister insists impact of inoculation on Covid-19 spread will need to be seen first

Aer Lingus says it believes a rapid antigen-testing regime ‘is the most appropriate solution’

Australia’s largest carrier is to change the conditions for travelling on its aircraft

Australian airline will restore seat capacity as it heads for break-even, says Alan Joyce

Pilita Clark: Some of the attempts at recreating normality amid pandemic are shocking

Planet Business: Miss flying? Thai Airways has an almost perfect solution

Maintenance company bucks trend and focuses on industry turnaround and recovery

The Australian airline forced to seek cost savings, ends 30-year association with the game

Plan will see fleet grow once demand returns

Public buckling under the strain of the imposition of latest severe restrictions

Trading conditions the worst in airline’s 100-year history, according to chief executive

Asian stocks posted biggest drop in eight session

September could see resumption of flights with New Zealand

Jump in US employment numbers helps surge in world equities

Qantas’s Irish chief executive Alan Joyce says it will be ’some time’ before pre-crisis demand for international travel returns

Irish people in Spain, Dubai, France, Malaysia and Italy are seeing restrictions eased

From Peru and Australia: Behind the scenes story of how diplomats got the Irish home

Planet Business: Staying in for 2020

Government working with 2,000 Irish citizens in 86 countries trying to get home