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Australia's Qantas says passenger demand down

Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:39pm EDT

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MELBOURNE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX), Australia's top airline, said on Monday that passenger demand had fallen in all travel classes.

"There is a lessening in demand in all classes, Qantas has held up better than most airlines," said chief executive Geoff Dixon said at the launch of its 20 Airbus A380 superjumbos, the world's largest airliner. (Reporting by Miranda Maxwell)



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