An exclusive survey also found only 15 per cent of voters want the government to limit foreign airlines after a ruling to block more Qatar Airways flights.
A clear majority of the public wants politicians to turn down free club membership from Qantas amid a political storm over the company’s influence over government decisions, while 64 per cent also believe more foreign airlines should gain the right to fly to Australia to boost competition.
“They were sent a bill, they paid their own way,” he said, adding those passengers sat together while he had a meeting in another section of the plane.At issue is the decision by Transport Minister Catherine King on July 10 to reject an application by Qatar to add 14 flights per week to its existing allocation of 28 weekly flights to and from Australia.
The new survey, conducted by Resolve Strategic for this masthead, shows the majority support for greater access by foreign airlines from Labor voters, with 59 per cent in favour, and Coalition voters, with 73 per cent in favour. Asked this question, 64 per cent said Australia should grant more flights to foreign airlines to increase competition, 15 per cent said to limit flights by foreign airlines in the national interest, and 21 per cent were unsure.
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