Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Alan Joyce said on Wednesday it was too early for the airline to quantify the financial impact of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/coronavirus-outbreak-global-health-scares-and-its-impact-on-world-economy-277136">China's coronavirus epidemic</a> on its business but it was reviewing whether to end Beijing flights early.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/passengers-evacuate-qantas-plane-via-emergency-slides-at-sydney-airport-268331">Qantas </a>in November said it was axing its underperforming Sydney-Beijing route from March due to stiff competition from Chinese airlines and weak business class demand.

"We continue to review that, continue to review the loads, and whether we look to do that earlier, or keep it operating until that date," Joyce told reporters at the opening of a new pilot training school in Queensland, according to reports.

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He said the most similar comparison to coronavirus was the SARS epidemic in 2003, which cost the carrier $55 million in lost earnings over a six to eight-month period and led it to cut some international capacity.

UBS analysts on Tuesday estimated Qantas could take an earnings hit of $204 million to $513 million in the 2021 financial year depending on traffic declines as a result of the coronavirus.

Joyce said he did not comment on analyst reports as a rule but noted that UBS assumed a much worse financial impact than the airline had experienced from SARS.

He added that a fall in the oil price over the past month was benefiting the airline and the carrier did not expect a material financial impact from widespread bushfires in Australia that have hit the local tourism industry.

Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Alan Joyce said on Wednesday it was too early for the airline to quantify the financial impact of China's coronavirus epidemic on its business but it was reviewing whether to end Beijing flights early.

Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Alan Joyce said on Wednesday it was too early for the airline to quantify the financial impact of China's coronavirus epidemic on its business but it was reviewing whether to end Beijing flights early. Qantas in November said it was axing its underperforming Sydney-Beijing route from March due to stiff competition from Chinese airlines and weak business class demand. "We continue to review that, continue to review the loads, and whether we look to do that earlier, or keep it operating until that date," Joyce told reporters at the opening of a new pilot training school in Queensland, according to reports. Also Read: Coronavirus Outbreak: China Records 1st Virus Death In Beijing | WION News | World News He said the most similar comparison to coronavirus was the SARS epidemic in 2003, which cost the carrier $55 million in lost earnings over a six to eight-month period and led it to cut some international capacity. UBS analysts on Tuesday estimated Qantas could take an earnings hit of $204 million to $513 million in the 2021 financial year depending on traffic declines as a result of the coronavirus. Joyce said he did not comment on analyst reports as a rule but noted that UBS assumed a much worse financial impact than the airline had experienced from SARS. He added that a fall in the oil price over the past month was benefiting the airline and the carrier did not expect a material financial impact from widespread bushfires in Australia that have hit the local tourism industry.

Coronavirus hits demands; Qantas CEO says they may decide to axe Beijing Route

Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Alan Joyce proved he was no cream puff on Tuesday, keeping his cool after a man smeared a cream pie in his face during a business breakfast in Australia&#39;s west.

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Joyce, the head of Australia&#39;s flag carrier, was speaking at the event in Perth, capital of Western Australia state, when a man in a business suit walked onto the stage, reached around to rub the pie in his face, and calmly walked away, 7 News television showed.

The unidentified man&#39;s motive was unclear but he was soon apprehended by security guards. State police later confirmed that officers had been called to an assault at a Perth hotel and that one person was in custody.

Joyce at first appeared stunned by the incident but quickly regained his composure to tell the audience he did not know why he had been targeted, Australian media reported, before leaving the stage to clean up.

He later told reporters he had been unable to identify what flavour pie he had been hit with.

&quot;My issue is I need a good dry cleaner before I leave Perth, so if you have one, please recommend it to me,&quot; he said.

Long a slapstick comedy favourite, the pie-in-the-face routine has also developed as a form of political protest.&nbsp;

News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch was famously hit in the face with a pie while he testified before a British parliamentary inquiry into a phone-hacking scandal in 2011. 
 
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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce kept calm after a man smeared a cream pie in his face during a business breakfast

Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Alan Joyce proved he was no cream puff on Tuesday, keeping his cool after a man smeared a cream pie in his face during a business breakfast in Australia's west. Joyce, the head of Australia's flag carrier, was speaking at the event in Perth, capital of Western Australia state, when a man in a business suit walked onto the stage, reached around to rub the pie in his face, and calmly walked away, 7 News television showed. The unidentified man's motive was unclear but he was soon apprehended by security guards. State police later confirmed that officers had been called to an assault at a Perth hotel and that one person was in custody. Joyce at first appeared stunned by the incident but quickly regained his composure to tell the audience he did not know why he had been targeted, Australian media reported, before leaving the stage to clean up. He later told reporters he had been unable to identify what flavour pie he had been hit with. "My issue is I need a good dry cleaner before I leave Perth, so if you have one, please recommend it to me," he said. Long a slapstick comedy favourite, the pie-in-the-face routine has also developed as a form of political protest. News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch was famously hit in the face with a pie while he testified before a British parliamentary inquiry into a phone-hacking scandal in 2011. (Reuters)

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Coronavirus hits demands; Qantas CEO says they may decide to axe Beijing Route

Australia: Qantas CEO gets pie on his face, keeps his cool