The boss of Australian airline Qantas says he will leave his job immediately — two months earlier than planned — following a series of embarrassing revelations about the company, including allegations it sold tickets for flights that had already been canceled.
Chief Executive Alan Joyce said that after 15 years running the national carrier he was bringing forward his planned retirement date.would take over as managing director and group chief executive from Wednesday.
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said it was taking the action after Qantas “engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct by advertising tickets for more than 8,000 flights that it had already canceled but not removed from sale.” Qantas previously acknowledged its standards had fallen well short of expectations as the airline emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic.“In the last few weeks, the focus on Qantas and events of the past make it clear to me that the company needs to move ahead with its renewal as a priority,” he said in his statement. “The best thing I can do under these circumstances is to bring forward my retirement and hand over to Vanessa and the new management team now, knowing they will do an excellent job.
The airline has since come under pressure to pay back the AU$2.7 billion it received from the Australian government during the coronavirus pandemic.“Alan has always had the best interests of Qantas front and center, and today shows that,” Goyder said.
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