Qantas posts $1.39bn profit as holidaymakers flock to Jetstar

<p>Half-year results reveal budget carrier earnings up 35% in a year with 8% uptick in capacity</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/27/australia-news-live-health-insurance-premiums-cost-of-living-election-campaign-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>Qantas has posted a bumper $1.39bn half-year pre-tax profit, fuelled by a 10% uptick in customers.</p><p>The airline rewarded shareholders with hundreds of millions in dividend payments out of the windfall.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/27/qantas-1-39bn-profit-half-year-results-jetstar">Continue reading...</a>