the very definition of piracy
Sorry Mr Parker, it's not.
Piracy
1: an act of robbery on the high seas; also
: an act resembling such robbery
2
: robbery on the high seas
3a
: the unauthorized use of another's production, invention, or conception especially in infringement of a copyright
b
: the illicit accessing of broadcast signals
Qantas were not being robbed. They were being asked to pay a fee for the use of facilities they had already used, by the legal owner of those facilities. Try flying on a QF aircraft without paying, and see what happens.