Cancelling frees money in your account, but you still pay a penalty (so you pay for an aircraft you're not buying)
Qantas emphasised that all of its operations including Jetstar were profitable
apart from its premium international division. But it highlighted the fact that the losses of Qantas International had been reduced by 65 per cent to $91 million in the first half.
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A 65% reduced loss is still a loss