Qantas cancelled more than one in 10 flights from Canberra to Sydney in July – three times as many flights as rival Virgin Australia.
The Qantas Group has once again been accused of deliberately cancelling flights between key capital cities to stifle competition, with airport leaders calling for reform to airport slot regulation.
Andrew David, chief executive of Qantas domestic, said last month: “The claim that Qantas is hoarding slots at Sydney airport is simply wrong. Sydney Airport would benefit from more airlines gaining access to its slots as it would be able to generate additional income through airport fees. A 2019 productivity commission inquiry explored the issue of slot hoarding in detail. The inquiry led to a review of Sydney Airport and its complicated governing legislation, dubbed the Harris review.
“It’s very specifically a domestic issue, and it’s very specifically an issue on the busiest routes ... The question we want to understand is whether the schedule is being built with a buffer expecting cancellations on these routes. We would see that as an inefficiency in the system.”
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