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Qantas eyes smaller crew on SYD-MEL route as part of $1b cost-cutting drive – Sydney Morning Herald
Qantas is looking to permanently reduce the number of cabin crew on the lucrative Sydney to Melbourne route as it unleashes a massive cost-cutting drive.
Australian safety regulation only requires airlines to carry one portable Emergency Locator Transmitter in addition to the one that is installed on each aircraft, which crew are trained to take from the aircraft in an emergency evacuation.
On Friday night Qantas operated its first flight from Sydney to Melbourne using four cabin crew instead of five, the company confirmed, and will use a reduced crew permanently if it is satisfied service remains acceptable on its busiest and most profitable route.
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