Some were allegedly found with their hands tied and stripped of their clothes, spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said
Earlier this month, Qantas forecast a half-year loss of up to $269 million and said it would axe 1,000 jobs, leading to a credit downgrade from Standard & Poor’s, which cut its rating to “junk” status.
Qantas blamed its predicament on record fuel costs and fierce competition from subsidised rivals, particularly Virgin Australia, which is majority owned by Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand and Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways.
Chief Alan Joyce has been lobbying the government to relax the Qantas Sale Act, which limits foreign ownership in the national carrier to 49 per cent, arguing the cap hurts its ability to compete, particularly against Virgin Australia. But even if the government decides to lift the foreign ownership restrictions, which it has indicated is possible, Clark said he would not be pumping in any cash.
In an e-mailed statement to the West Australian newspaper, Clark said he “would watch it [the situation] carefully” but Emirates did not have the “bottomless pit of cash” Virgin Australia’s partner Etihad Airways had.
“So no, equity is not on the table,” Clark said.
Some were allegedly found with their hands tied and stripped of their clothes, spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said
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