Qantas fares to rise as it trims capacity to mitigate fuel spike

Domestic airfares are set to rise as Qantas trims capacity which will increase demand on fewer flights in July and August.

Qantas says “fuel prices have kept rising over the past month and require the Group to rebalance capacity and fares in response.”

Airlines have multiple fares levels on each flight from sale fares to last-minute business class and the greater number of passengers on each flight (load factor) the higher the fares as all the cheaper seats are snapped up.

The airline said cuts to domestic flying levels for July and August are being deepened with capacity moving from 107 per cent read more ⇒

Source:: AirlineRatings.Com

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