Greg Norman just took a bite out of Qantas. Does he have a point?

October 12, 2026 — 11:59am

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Greg Norman has never been one to hold back on issues dear to him.

Whether supporting President Donald Trump, or criticising the PGA, the Great White Shark doesn’t shy away from taking a stand.

But his recent sub-par experience on Qantas has touched a nerve with the flying public.

As Norman puts it: “I have always tried to support my national airline Qantas. Sadly, their reputation of the ‘never on-time’ airline ... now has me looking elsewhere.”

Norman’s frustration centres on the late departure of a Sydney-Dallas flight on Saturday. Qantas confirmed the flight arrived two hours and 35 minutes later than scheduled after “engineers fixed a fuelling issue”.

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But Norman’s anger speaks for regular Qantas customers, too, delayed for hours on their travels.

Only two weeks earlier, a Qantas flight from Los Angeles to Sydney had been delayed overnight “due to operational requirements”.

Norman’s grievance gains some traction when you consider that against the backdrop of delays, Qantas has been tripping over itself to show off its on-time-performance improvements.

In July, global aviation firm OAG ranked Qantas Airways the most on-time major airline. At the time Qantas Domestic chief........

© The Sydney Morning Herald