Overview
- Underlying profit reached about A$2.39–2.4 billion on revenue of A$23.8 billion as Qantas and Jetstar carried four million more passengers.
- Shareholders will receive a final dividend of 16.5 cents per share plus a special dividend of 9.9 cents.
- Qantas said it has paid the A$90 million court penalty over unlawful outsourcing during the pandemic, on top of roughly A$120 million in compensation obligations.
- Jetstar delivered outsized earnings and passenger growth, while Qantas shut Singapore-based Jetstar Asia on July 31 and redeployed aircraft to Australia.
- The group ordered 20 more A321XLRs, taking its total to 48, with the first two entering domestic service in mid-September and Project Sunrise A350-1000ULRs slated for final assembly in late 2025 ahead of first delivery in October 2026.