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ACCC seeks airport reforms to end Qantas-Virgin duopoly – Executive Traveller
The consumer watchdog says the pandemic downturn in air travel is an opportunity to encourage more competition in Australian skies
Could COVID-19 provide an opportunity to reshape competition among domestic airlines and make it easier for challengers to take on the established duopoly of Qantas and Virgin Australia?
That’s the hope of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which is lobbying for changes in how airports assign take-off and landing slots.
In its submission to a Senate inquiry into the future of Australia’s aviation sector, ACCC Chair Rod Sims noted that “access to slots at Sydney Airport is a key…
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