Under pressure over decision to block a Qatar Airways bid for more flights into Australia, the Prime Minister is looking at options to increase flights.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the federal government is considering pursuing “open skies” agreements with South-east Asian nations such as Indonesia, a move that would allow unrestricted access for airlines between the relevant nations.
The Australian Airports Association said in its submission to the report that particular focus should be given to increasing flights to and from Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. “We don’t have open-skies agreements with Europe, with most countries, so there are limits on where Australia can go and countries coming to Australia but if you look at our region it is very important.”On Tuesday, Albanese argued that air route agreements were made between governments, not with airlines, and the Coalition had taken four years to agree to more flights with Qatar from 2018 to 2022 because of concerns about competition.
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