QANTAS is yet to decide which of its domestic flights to cut as demand craters over the coronavirus crisis.
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But Bendigo's flights to Sydney will be among those considered.
The airline has told the Australian Stock Exchange it will cut at least 60 per cent of its capacity starting at the end of March.
The cutbacks will continue until at least the end of May as government containment measures, corporate travel bans and a general pullback from everyday activities bites, Qantas told the ASX.
Route-by-route details will be confirmed in coming days and Qantas is not ruling out further cuts in the future.
The airliner says that it will still transport people and goods on "key" international and domestic routes and may dragoon some domestic aircraft into freight-only flights to replace some capacity.
So far, Bendigo's Sydney flights have not been impacted by the widening coronavirus economic crisis, but Qantas has previously cut or changed travel plans internationally.
The latest round of service cuts will also include a 90 per cent reduction in its international capacity.
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Qantas plans to use paid and unpaid leave to manage its 30,000-strong workforce through the crisis, as well as previously announced cuts for executives.
Customers with existing bookings on any domestic or international flight until 31 May 2020, who no longer wish to travel, can cancel their flight and retain the value of the booking as a travel credit voucher.
This needs to be processed by 31 March 2020.
Customers who make a new domestic or international booking and later decide they no longer wish to travel, can cancel their flight and retain the value of the booking as a Qantas travel credit or Jetstar travel voucher.
This applies to bookings made from 10 March 2020 until 31 March 2020 for travel before 31 May 2020.
Customers should not call the contact centres. Due to high demand, we are experiencing long call wait times.
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