Watchdog reviews airline’s complaint about Qantas
Reuters, SYDNEY
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is looking into a complaint from Rex Airlines that Qantas Airways Ltd is trying to stymie its attempts to become a third player on the country’s major inter-city routes, commission Chairman Rod Sims said yesterday.
Regional carrier Rex plans to begin flying on Melbourne-Sydney-Canberra routes from March next year, directly competing with Qantas, its low-cost arm Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd and Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd.
Rex last week lodged a complaint with the commission, alleging that Qantas had started flying some regional routes, a strategy it said was aimed at flooding that market with excess capacity.
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