Qantas has urged the federal government not to review an application by Qatar Airways to double its flights to Australia.
Qantas has urged the federal government not to review an application by Qatar Airways to double its flights to Australia, and defended its refusal to disclose the nature of its communications with the government before the original rejection.
In the submission, Qantas said claims that Qatar would have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in additional tourism revenue– aired by much of the aviation and tourism industry – were over baked. It said Qatar Airways carried a “disproportionately high” number of Australians out of the country.
The submission also said Qantas is often consulted on aviation and tourism policy and spoke to a range of advisors and members of parliament on many of the issues which have recently embroiled the carrier in a series of scandals, including COVID-19 credits.Qantas defended its refusal to provide details of its communications with members of the government on the Qatar saga, or any other issue.
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