The Australian government plans to introduce legislation aimed at addressing the Qantas-Virgin duopoly at Sydney airport. The proposed bill focuses on reforming the controversial slot allocation system, which restricts takeoffs and landings per hour, and introducing measures to prevent slot misuse.
at Sydney airport could face civil penalties as the Albanese government moves to crack down on the Qantas - Virgin duopoly.focus on Sydney airport’s controversial slot allocation system
The bill will also introduce an extreme weather “recovery period” to temporarily allow extra flights to take off or land each hour for two hours. However, the total number of flights will not increase and planes still will not be allowed to take off or land during the curfew. The government did not provide extra details on how it will achieve these proposals ahead of the bill’s introduction to Parliament.recommended flight cancellations should be independently audited to ensure an airline’s reasons for cancelling flights are valid.airport and the new Western Sydney airport now under construction, more “efficient, resilient and competitive”. Western Sydney, which will not be operate under a curfew system, is scheduled to open in 2026.
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