The competition regulator will allow Qantas and Emirates to start working together on their alliance because of what it describes as the ‘‘long lead time’’ needed to market and sell tickets.
In a decision released this morning, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s chairman, Rod Sims, said he would grant ‘‘interim authorisation’’ for the airlines’ tie-up.
But the regulator has not allowed Qantas and Emirates to begin early preparations on the trans-Tasman route, after it raised concerns last month about the impact on flights between Australia and New Zealand.
full steam ahead..... step by step... as if Sims is working for them... every day another positive