In an interview the chairwoman of the competition watchdog, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, said it was “a key time” for the chance to expand and provide competitive constraint.
The competition watchdog says the Albanese government should act on recommendations to overhaul how take off and landing slots are managed at Sydney Airport, the country’s busiest, backing the findings of a review conducted by former productivity commissioner Peter Harris and calls from airlines and airports.
Ms Cass-Gottlieb’s comments come as the ACCC launches legal action against Qantas, accusing it of selling fares on 8000 flights it had already decided to cancel. It is seeking more than $250 million in penalties over what it says was false, misleading and deceptive conduct by the airline.In a statement on Monday, Qantas said it was reviewing the ACCC allegations, adding that it was the airline’s “longstanding practice ...
But the airline was unable to say if it was still selling tickets on cancelled services on Monday. A spokesman declined to comment on whether the airline had investigated if the alleged practice has been stamped out by late on Monday. “What happens in Sydney Airport has effects through the whole network and the capacity for there to be broader competition,” Ms Cass-Gottlieb said in an interview, conducted as part of a conference hosted by Allens, Herbert Smith Freehills and King“So competition is very important; we’re looking at it closely in relation to airlines and airports.”
The Transport Department’s aviation green paper is expected to be released this week, and is likely to lay out in more detail the terms of reference for a white paper guiding the sector until 2050, due by the middle of next year.
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