'We have to worry': Qantas boss dials up pressure on border closures | JoshDye91
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has issued a dire prediction for Australia's tourism industry if state borders remain closed, warning holidaymakers will have no reason to travel and regional tourism operators are set to collapse.
"I hope in national cabinet on Friday we start defining hotspots, which is then putting the science in play," the Qantas boss said. "Then we have certainty and all those [tourism] businesses have certainty when borders will open and when they will close."Virgin Australia chief executive Paul Scurrah echoed the push for more clarity and transparency.
Mr Joyce said the implications of indefinite border closures would condemn tourism businesses in holiday destinations to certain failure. "If that opens up soon we'd jump at it because we've got aircraft we want to deploy and New Zealand is part of our future plans. The sooner we can be back there, the better," he said.The Virgin boss said he expects his airline to lose market share as it withdraws from less profitable routes under new owners Bain Capital, but he flagged there would be good value airfares on the horizon for travellers.
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