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Australian regulator to extend Emirates Airline-Qantas alliance for another five years
June 23rd 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commissioner (ACCC), Anna Brakey, has issued a draft determination that authorises the Emirates Airline and Qantas alliance for five more years despite a reservation about the partnership on one Australia-New Zealand route. Read More » The proposed extension will result in public benefits, she said, but there were competition concerns about the Sydney-Christchurch route because Air New Zealand was the only other airline servicing the route. “We have included a condition in the draft approval, requiring Qantas and Emirates to provide the ACCC with information so we can monitor the competitive dynamics on this route during the term of authorisation,” Brakey said. The ACCC is seeking feedback to the draft determination with submissions due by July 12.
