Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce will not front the Senate select committee into the federal government’s decision to reject extra flights from Qatar Airways due to “personal commitments” as newly minted chief executive Vanessa Hudson prepares for her first public hearing at the helm of the embattled airline.
Senator Bridget McKenzie confirmed yesterday the former Qantas boss, Joyce, who has been overseas since he unexpectedly quit the business two months early, cannot accommodate the request to explain his role in the rejection of Qatar Airways’ application in person or by video link.
Qantas chairman Richard Goyder and Vanessa Hudson will appear at the inquiry on Wednesday. But Alan Joyce will not.Credit: Rhett Wyman
Hudson and Qantas chair Richard Goyder will appear before the senate to answer questions on behalf of Australia’s biggest airline today.
The federal government has faced fierce criticism from the opposition, airports, airlines and industry experts for allegedly preferencing the interests of Qantas over the rest of the industry when it rejected Qatar Airways’ application to double its flights to Australia.
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