{"id":143796,"date":"2023-09-15T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=143796"},"modified":"2023-09-15T22:14:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T22:14:29","slug":"aussie-regulator-moves-to-block-qantas-china-eastern-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/09\/aussie-regulator-moves-to-block-qantas-china-eastern-cooperation.html","title":{"rendered":"Aussie regulator moves to block Qantas-China Eastern cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australia\u2019s competition regulator on Friday said it planned to end a long-surviving partnership between <strong>Qantas Airways<\/strong> and China Eastern over claims that it would lessen competition and provide the airlines a chance to hike airfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a draft order to deny authorisation for Australia\u2019s flagship carrier and China Eastern Airlines to continue their operations between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACCC Commissioner Anna Brakey expressed concerns over the authorisation saying it would provide both the companies \u201cincentive to increase prices\u201d as compared to what they charge in absence of the alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACCC had first authorised the agreement between the two carriers in 2015 with certain conditions, but it is now moving to block the extension deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn agreement for coordination between two key competitors may breach competition laws,\u201d the regulator said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2023\/08\/qantas-orders-12-more-boeing-787-jets.html\">Qantas orders 12 more Boeing 787 jets<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qantas is seeking an extension for the alliance with China Eastern, which allows the two companies to coordinate passengers and cargo movement between Australia and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will review the ACCC\u2019s draft decision in detail and work to address their concerns ahead of a final determination,\u201d Qantas told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/australia-regulator-qantas\/update-3-aussie-regulator-moves-to-block-qantas-china-eastern-airlines-cooperation-idUSL4N3AR00X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brakey added that the key difference between the current situation and the previous authorisations is a lack of evidence that the coordination would lead to additional services on other routes between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RBC Capital Markets analyst Owen Birrell noted the new ACCC development might put risk on Qantas\u2019 other partnership arrangements, especially with American Airlines and Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-d818c23a   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