Domestic airfares jumped almost immediately after regional air carriers Regional Express (Rex) and Bonza exited capital city routes, new research shows.
Domestic airfares jumped almost immediately after regional air carriers Rex and Bonza exited capital city routes, new research shows.
The spike follows the collapse of Bonza in late April and Rex's August decision to axe capital city routes from its flight network as it entered voluntary administration.Domestic airfares jumped almost immediately after regional air carriers Rex and Bonza exited capital city routes, new research shows.
Former ACCC boss Allan Fels said the impact of competition on ticket prices has been "going on 30 years". The federal government rate takes a snapshot of ticket prices once a month, but Qantas said the data "does not represent average fares which customers are paying".Elon Musk deletes X post questioning why nobody has tried to kill Joe Biden or Kamala Harris
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