Spineless government is preventing cheaper flights for Australians
The government recently denied a request from Qatar Airways to boost the number of flights it operates into Australia. The airline was proposing to add 21 flights a week between Doha and Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. This would add about 7000 seats a week, and increased supply would exert downward pressure on the outrageous prices that air travellers are having to pay for international flights.
Without saying why, Transport Minister Catherine King stated: “The Australian government is not considering additional bilateral air rights with Qatar.”
The tourism industry said Qatar doubling its capacity would lower the price of international airfares, which have remained high since Australia reopened its borders after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flights from Australia are on average 50 per cent more expensive than they were before the Covid-19 pandemic, new data shows.
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There are so many complicit scribblers & shysters who support this madness in the belief they will not be affected. These useful idiots will be the first up against the wall.
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