The head of Australia’s flagship airline expressed confidence Thursday that recent struggles with passenger bookings on flights to and from the United States will prove to be temporary.
During a Thursday earnings conference call with financial analysts, Qantas Airways Chief Executive Vanessa Hudson indicated she expects conditions to improve for the carrier’s trans-Pacific routes during the latter half of the fiscal year, which concludes on June 30.
Hudson pointed to the strengthening Australian dollar, which has climbed above 70 U.S. cents, as a positive factor that should help drive renewed interest in travel between the two countries during the remaining months of the financial period.
