Opening Up Routes for Qatar Airways Will Lower Airfares: Virgin CEO

Opening Up Routes for Qatar Airways Will Lower Airfares: Virgin CEO
A Virgin Australia plane takes off at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia on March 19, 2020. Saeed Khan via Getty Images
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Virgin Australia’s chief executive has criticised rival company Qantas for lobbying to block Qatar Airways from operating more flights in Australia.

“Understanding what’s driving inflation and how we unlock some of the constraints and certainly more seats into Australia is a big part of it and allowing Qatar to add one service per day into Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane in addition to Perth would make a huge difference,” Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka told ABC’s Radio National on Aug. 29.

Celene Ignacio
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Celene Ignacio is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for S&P Global, BusinessWorld Philippines, and The Manila Times.
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