Sky News host Caleb Bond says Australian consumers deserve to know why Transport Minister Catherine King thought it was in the “national interest” to restrict more competition in the airline market. Last month Labor rejected a Qatar Airways bid to operate an additional 28 flights in Australia per week. “The national carrier has essentially been underwritten by the federal government, so it knows it'll never fall over, which has given it license to behave however it likes,” Mr Bond said. “That's when the government is meant to step in but, as we know, they've done the opposite. Why?”
Sky News host Caleb Bond says Australian consumers deserve to know why Transport Minister Catherine King thought it was in the “national interest” to restrict more competition in the airline market.
Last month Labor rejected a Qatar Airways bid to operate an additional 28 flights in Australia per week. “The national carrier has essentially been underwritten by the federal government, so it knows it'll never fall over, which has given it license to behave however it likes,” Mr Bond said.Read More
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