Published on : Monday, February 24, 2020
Immediate steps have been taken to mitigate the impact of lower demand, including adjustments to capacity across the Asia, Tasman and Domestic networks. The airline is also increasing market development investment to drive additional demand, specifically across its Domestic and Tasman markets. These actions, in addition to the reduced market price for jet fuel, will partially mitigate the impact of lower demand, however overall earnings for the 2020 financial year will be adversely impacted.
While the situation is uncertain, based on our current assumptions of lower demand as well as the benefit of the announced capacity reductions and lower jet fuel prices, the airline currently expects a net negative impact to earnings in the range of $35 million to $75 million as a result of coronavirus.
At the midpoint of the estimated range above, which is approximately $55 million, the airline is targeting earnings before other significant items and taxation to be in a range of approximately $300 million to $350 million1.
The airline will provide an update to this guidance should the current assumptions materially change.
Chief Executive Officer Greg Foran acknowledges the challenging environment but says that he is confident Air New Zealand is well positioned to deliver the best result under these conditions.
“Air New Zealand is a resilient business and we have demonstrated the ability time and again to respond quickly to changing market conditions. We have a highly capable and experienced senior leadership team who have dealt with challenges such as this before and I am confident that we will effectively navigate our way through this,” says Mr Foran.
The airline will release its 2020 Interim Results to the market on Thursday 27 February.
The airline will continue to assess the appropriate level of capacity and other potential actions to reflect the changing demand environment. Current network actions the airline has taken include:
Source:- Air New Zealand
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