Virgin Australia Flying Extra Hours In Response To Qantas Disruptions
October 14 2011 - 12:09AM
Dow Jones News
Virgin Australia (VBA.AU) Chief Executive John Borghetti said
Friday the airline is flying extra hours to accommodate people
whose travel has been disrupted by industrial action at competitor
Qantas Airways Ltd. (QAN.AU).
Borghetti told a business lunch the airline was also bringing
into service a new 737 aircraft, which can carry 180 passengers,
three weeks ahead of plan to add to the airline's capacity.
"We're trying to do as much as we can to fly extra hours to
carry as many disrupted passengers as possible," he said.
Thousands of Qantas passengers have had their travel plans
disrupted in recent weeks because of industrial action by workers
over wages.
-By Gavin Lower, Dow Jones Newswires; 61-3-9292-2095;
gavin.lower@dowjones.com
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