Qantas airfare warning due to ongoing high fuel costs
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The chair of Qantas has his sights firmly on the future of the carrier amid high fuel costs due to the Middle East war, rather than the company's former boss.
A memoir written by former Qantas boss Alan Joyce has been emphatically swept aside by the carrier's top office-holder as the industry battles high fuel costs driven by geopolitical events.
"Are you serious?" chair John Mullen said after an investor asked him what lessons he'd learned from the book and if he found it illuminating, prompting giggles in the room at a meeting in Canberra.
Mr Joyce's tome, published in July, defended his record at the head of the nation's biggest carrier, before he exited in 2023 following a series of controversies including a court decision confirming it had illegally sacked workers during the pandemic.
"I have to confess I have not read Alan Joyce's book and I actually don't intend to," Mr Mullen told the group's annual meeting on Friday.
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