OzJet - Business is tough just after 2 days in
AUSTRALIA'S newest domestic airline, OzJet, has been forced to cancel a quarter of its flights between Sydney and Melbourne just two days after its launch due to a lack of patronage.
The airline's founder, Paul Stoddart, conceded it had cancelled two of its eight return flights yesterday.
"There is no point flying flights during the day with a couple of people on them," Mr Stoddart told the Herald. The two flights were in the early and mid-afternoon, a time normally quiet for business traffic.
"We just rang the people up and said, 'Would you like to go on an early or late flight?' There was no hassle in it."
Mr Stoddart, however, insisted all was going to plan despite OzJet also being forced to cut fares to fill seats. The airline has cut the price of its standard one-way fares from $305 to $249 from next week until January 31.
He said he knew the business class airline would struggle with a slowdown in corporate travel in December and January.
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