air travel, Choice of airline, Qantas
Q. Which of the following best describes your airline preference when booking air travel?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Fly regularly |
Fly once or twice a year |
|
Total 29 Apr 13 |
|
| I usually try to fly Qantas |
35% |
33% |
44% |
18% |
23% |
39% |
32% |
34% |
||
| I usually try to avoid flying Qantas |
19% |
17% |
18% |
16% |
22% |
24% |
17% |
20% |
||
| I don’t care whether I fly Qantas or not |
44% |
47% |
37% |
66% |
45% |
35% |
48% |
43% |
||
| Can’t say |
3% |
3% |
2% |
– |
10% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
Based on respondents who travel by air at least once a year
35% of respondents who travel by air at least once a year said they usually try to fly Qantas, 19% try to avoid flying Qantas and 44% don’t care either way.
39% of regular flyers usually try to fly Qantas.
These figures are very similar to those obtained when this question was asked in April last year.
air travel, Network Ten, Polling, polls, Qantas
Q. Qantas recently announced plans to reduce their workforce by 1,000 and to launch new airlines in Asia. Do these plans make you more likely or less likely to choose to fly with Qantas or does it make no difference?
(This question was commissioned by Network Ten)
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Men | Women | Age
18-34 |
Aged
35-54 |
Aged 55+ | |
| Total more likely | 5% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 2% |
| Total less likely | 47% | 50% | 46% | 51% | 46% | 48% | 49% | 45% | 49% |
| Much more likely | 2% | 2% | 1% | – | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| A little more likely | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | * |
| A little less likely | 21% | 20% | 21% | 23% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 17% | 18% |
| Much less likely | 26% | 30% | 25% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 19% | 28% | 31% |
| Makes no difference | 44% | 40% | 47% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 41% | 45% | 46% |
| Don’t know | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 3% |
47% said that Qantas’ recent announcement to reduce their workforce by 1,000 and to launch new airlines in Asia will make them less likely to choose to fly with Qantas, 44% said it makes no difference and 5% said they would be more likely to fly Qantas.
There were no substantial differences across demographic and voter groups. However, those aged 55+ were a little more likely have a stronger negative opinion (31% much less likely).