Qantas boss quits after ticket-selling scandal

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has quit (Rick Rycroft/AP)

The boss of Australian airline Qantas has said he will leave his job immediately — two months earlier than planned — following a series of embarrassing revelations about the company, including allegations it sold tickets for flights that had already been cancelled.

Chief executive Alan Joyce said that after 15 years running the national carrier he was bringing forward his planned retirement date.