Qantas sees international travel from December

Positive outlook: Qantas aircraft are seen at Melbourne International Airport. The airline forecasts international capacity will reach 30% to 40% of pre-Covid levels in the third quarter and 50% to 70% in the fourth quarter. — Reuters

SYDNEY: Qantas Airways Ltd said it was preparing for international travel with countries with high vaccine rates to resume in December as it reported a slightly narrower annual loss of A$1.73bil (US$1.26bil or RM5.3bil).

The airline, which grounded its international fleet in March 2020 due to closed borders, said it planned to bring back five of its 12 Airbus SE A380 super-jumbos by mid-2022 to fly to the United States and Britain, a year earlier than previously forecast.