AVIATTION - Pressure on Australian government growing to drop protectionist attitude for Qantas

The development comes at a stage when the pressure on the Australian government is growing to open up Australia’s international airline routes to more competition and not to put the interests of Qantas before the nation’s tourism industry and airports. Following the Australian government’s rejection of Singapore Airlines’ application to gain access to the Australia-US route in February, and the indecision over whether to grant several Middle Eastern and Asian airlines additional flights into Australia, Qantas is accused of being protected at the expense of others, reported Sydney Morning Herald.

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