Ansett spokeswoman Jane Corbett-Jones says Ansett hopes to carry 30,000 passengers to their final destinations by the end of the day, but two flights have already been cancelled and delays are still being experienced. The disruptions, as a result of yesterday's grounding of the aircraft, are being kept to a minimum today. We're confident that we'll maintain a much more normal operation today. Ms Corbett-Jones says one of the jets had since returned to service but could not say how long it would be before Ansett would have a full fleet operational. Ansett says the decision to take the aircraft out of service was entirely its own, made purely as a precaution after its engineers realised certain safety inspections were overdue.
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