Qantas unveils bumper $1.46bn profit as Australian travellers shrug off cost-of-living pressures

Airline credits better fuel efficiency, customer demand, new routes and more flights to Japan, Bali and New Zealand for strong resultFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas has delivered a bumper $1.46bn half-year underlying profit as travellers shrug off cost-of-living pressures to travel within and outside Australia.Australia’s biggest airline credited robust customer demand, new routes and increased flight frequency to “Japan, Bali and across the Tasman”, and more fuel-efficient new aircraft for the strong result, up 5% from a year ago. Continue reading…