Liberal senator Simon Birmingham says the federal opposition will pursue other means to probe why Catherine King rejected the airline’s bid for more flights.
Richard Goyder and new Qantas chief Vanessa Hudson faced a withering hearing into the aviation sector which featured top executives of three major airlines.
Jayne Hrdlicka said she sought a conversation with the prime minister following discussions with the transport minister about Qatar Airways’ application.
Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce will not front the Senate select committee into the federal government’s decision to reject extra flights from Qatar Airways due to “personal commitments”.
The Commonwealth economic advisory body is calling on the government to give international airlines unlimited access to Australia,saying the move would immediately deliver better options to passengers.
Australia has nine passenger open skies agreements with other countries – including with China,India,US,UK and Singapore.
When is being accused of operational incompetence a compliment? When it’s a better excuse than deliberately breaking the law.
In his first public comments on Qatar’s rejected bid since the controversy over competition embroiled the Albanese government,Akbar Al Baker told CNN the airline had done a lot for Australia during the pandemic.
Responding to the Senate’s order for documents connected to the rejection of Qatar Airways’ bid for more flights,the transport minister said disclosure could reveal sensitive details.
Labor and the Coalition unite in the pursuit of answers over the sacking of 1700 workers as a probe expands into the government’s decision to reject Qatar Airways’ bid for more Australian flights.
Sheep producers rely on the availability of passenger planes to transport premium chilled meat into the Middle East,where buyers prefer fresh rather than frozen.