CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The boss of Australian airline Qantas said Tuesday he would leave his job immediately — two months earlier than planned — following a series of embarrassing revelations about the company, including allegations it sold tickets for flights that had already been canceled.
The airline said Vanessa Hudson would take over as managing director and group chief executive from Wednesday.
The announcement came after a difficult few weeks for Qantas and Joyce.
Qantas previously acknowledged its standards had fallen well short of expectations as the airline emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The airline has since come under pressure to pay back the AU$2.7 billion it received from the Australian government during the coronavirus pandemic.
Persons:
Alan Joyce, Vanessa Hudson, Joyce, Qantas “, ”, Vanessa, Richard Goyder, “ Alan, ” Goyder, Hudson
Organizations:
Qantas, Australian Competition, Consumer Commission, “
Locations:
CANBERRA, Australia