Almost half of polled Australians have given Qantas' restructuring plan to cut its workforce by 1,000 and launch new airlines in Asia the thumbs down, while more than 40 per cent say it makes no difference.
There was also anger at the national carrier over the restructure in the wake of its announcement of a $250 million profit.
CEO Alan Joyce defended the plan, as a spokesman told the ABC the restructuring was necessary in order to make enough profit to pay for new aircraft when its current ones become unserviceable.
The spokesman said that the airline's current financial report didn't take the increasing cost of new planes into account, and therefore showed a larger profit margin than the company would actually make.
The online survey by Essential Research found 47 per cent of respondents were now less likely to fly with the national carrier, while just five per cent were more likely to jump aboard the 'Flying Kangaroo'.
The poll of 1010 people to the question commissioned by Network Ten also found 44 per cent said the restructuring made no difference to their choice of airline.
Qantas announced the plan last week, saying it had to act to support its lagging international business.
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