Having put up with Mascot’s lack of quality coffee shops and decent eateries since the 90s, we reckon Qantas’ head office staff would be rejoicing over this news.

After posting a $1.9 billion loss in FY20, Qantas is scrambling to get on top of its growing debt pile.

With Qantas’ international flights grounded until at least mid-2021, the writing was kinda on the wall for Tino La Spina.

The Flying Kangaroo has essentially racked the international travel queue until mid-next year, but it still holds out hope for a trans-Tasman ‘bubble’ before then.

Qantas shareholders have been granted a little more time to get involved in the SSP, which stands for share purchase plan – not silly sausage party, as initially reported by Travel Weekly.

Admittedly, both routes were originally scheduled to start earlier this year, so they’re not exactly a surprise. But don’t let that stop you from getting out the party hats and poppers.

Despite painting a gloomy outlook for the Qantas Group last week, Alan’s got a reason to smile thanks to this positive update.

Speculation had begun to swirl that this big announcement from Qantas was about to drop, and now it has – with an almighty thud.

After months of speculation surrounding the joint venture between Qantas Group and Vietnam Airlines, it’s confirmed that the Jetstar Pacific brand will be no more.

Like Travel Weekly’s editor, this news is sure to have you making plane engine sounds with your mouth in celebration.

Given the current state of affairs, Alan Joyce has had to settle for a bottle of Yellowglen rather than his usual Dom Perignon to celebrate this new deal.

Travel Weekly’s reporter has tried to jam as much Qantas news into one story as possible, so much so that he sat on his laptop to squeeze it all in.