Mods, move this if you like...
This is how to lie with a straight face. Qantas says it "might" share ground services with Emirates, but don't worry about that now.
As I have said before, Qantas will be all but an Emirates brand name in a few short years.
My bolding of the weasel words.
QANTAS has left the door open to broadening its alliance with Emirates to include ground handling and support services, but is willing to exclude them from the present deal to allay concerns from unions.
With just four weeks to go before the alliance is due to be launched, Qantas has sought to make clear that the focus of the alliance is on flying operations, and that the two airlines have not begun any talks or planning about operations such as ground handling, catering or aircraft engineering.
''There are no current plans for co-ordination [of non-flying operations] in Australia at this time,'' it said in a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
However, Qantas noted that the two airlines' flying operations might jointly look to buy services from other companies that offer ground handling, engineering and catering operations.
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