Australia Watchdog Wary As New Airline Denied Sydney Slot

Australia’s competition watchdog has raised concerns that budget airline start-up Bonza has been locked out of Sydney Airport and that tight control of the gateway’s landing slots could be stifling new carriers, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest aviation monitoring report, released on Tuesday, says travellers are getting cheaper airfares thanks to Rex Airlines challenging incumbent airlines Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin on nine major city routes, the report added.

Read the full report: The Sydney Morning Herald.

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.