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Virgin Australia frets over low consumer confidence
Published Thu, Dec 11, 2014 · 09:50 PM
Sydney
VIRGIN Australia Holdings Ltd, Australia's second-largest airline, says the economy is its biggest concern as consumer confidence hits a three-year low.
The state of Australian household demand is a bigger worry than oil prices or competition with Qantas Airways Ltd, chief executive officer John Borghetti said on Wednesday. Those factors helped drive Virgin to a A$356 million (S$386 million) net loss for the year ended June.
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