Tourism and Trade Minister Don Farrell has not denied he supported granting extra flights to Qatar Airways as a way of boosting Australia’s tourism sector, which has struggled to recover to pre-pandemic levels.
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Turkish Airlines also wants to add more flights to Australia, but chairman Ahmet Bolat said the request was delayed, citing legal issues. A spokesperson for the Turkish Embassy in Australia said Turkish Airlines would be requesting the extra flights soon.
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