Dixon still against full Australian-Singapore open skies
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Dixon still against full Australian-Singapore open skies
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Qantas CEO Dixon still against full Australian-Singapore open skies
By Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : Qantas Chief Executive Geoff Dixon is still against a full open skies agreement between Singapore and Australia.
He's stuck to his long-held position that Qantas is unable to get the same advantages from Singapore, as Singapore Airlines trying to get from Australia.
Remember, Qantas has so far managed to persuade the Australian government to hold off any open skies agreement with Singapore.
A deal would allow Singapore Airlines to fly directly from Australia to the US, which is a highly-lucrative route.
Last month, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister, John Anderson, said his government would consider granting SIA unlimited acess to such trans-Pacific routes in the next 12 to 18 months.
"What we are saying and have always been saying is that we cannot get the same advantages from Singapore as Singapore Airlines is seeking from Australia. That may not be the Singapore authorities' fault. But right now, we cannot fly from Singapore to any places because our government has not been able to negotiate the rights to those countries. So, we are in a different and more difficult position from Singapore Airlines. And it's very easy for SIA to say we should be able to fly here and there. Australia is among the most open aviation markets in the world and Qantas competes against some 40 odd carriers coming in every day. So my view is that when Qantas can get proper reciprocal rights, then yes but we can't get that," said Geoff Dixon, Qantas's chief executive. - CNA
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Qantas CEO Dixon still against full Australian-Singapore open skies
By Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : Qantas Chief Executive Geoff Dixon is still against a full open skies agreement between Singapore and Australia.
He's stuck to his long-held position that Qantas is unable to get the same advantages from Singapore, as Singapore Airlines trying to get from Australia.
Remember, Qantas has so far managed to persuade the Australian government to hold off any open skies agreement with Singapore.
A deal would allow Singapore Airlines to fly directly from Australia to the US, which is a highly-lucrative route.
Last month, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister, John Anderson, said his government would consider granting SIA unlimited acess to such trans-Pacific routes in the next 12 to 18 months.
"What we are saying and have always been saying is that we cannot get the same advantages from Singapore as Singapore Airlines is seeking from Australia. That may not be the Singapore authorities' fault. But right now, we cannot fly from Singapore to any places because our government has not been able to negotiate the rights to those countries. So, we are in a different and more difficult position from Singapore Airlines. And it's very easy for SIA to say we should be able to fly here and there. Australia is among the most open aviation markets in the world and Qantas competes against some 40 odd carriers coming in every day. So my view is that when Qantas can get proper reciprocal rights, then yes but we can't get that," said Geoff Dixon, Qantas's chief executive. - CNA
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Agreed Mr Borg. There are also many 'Mum and Dad' shareholders on the Qantas register who would not be too impressed if a foreign airline managed to get an agreement out of Canberra that would disadvanatge Qantas, or any other Aussie airline? They have done enough damage by allowing Emirates such unfettered access.
It's only a matter of time before the dam bursts and with Canberra being unable to fob off the Singaporeans any longer. Why did the Singapore Government and its investment arm allow Qantas to invest so heavily in Jetstar Asia without any apparent trade-off? Did they want an open skies agreement with Australia and think that the QF investment would prove to be the lever?
It's only a matter of time before the dam bursts and with Canberra being unable to fob off the Singaporeans any longer. Why did the Singapore Government and its investment arm allow Qantas to invest so heavily in Jetstar Asia without any apparent trade-off? Did they want an open skies agreement with Australia and think that the QF investment would prove to be the lever?
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You picked the fight Dicko! Now youd better finish it properly or it wont just be 36,000 families etc as mentioned by Borg; it will be every other aviation family in Australia that will suffer!
Hope stirring up the hornets nest paid you a princely bonus!
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Sunfish asks..... Who gives a S@#T about Qantas?
I seem to recall the management of Ansett visiting Max Moore-Wilton in Canberra (among others) pleading their case to allow SQ to by more of ANZ (Ansett), and give 16,000 employees and their families some hope. Only to have Moore-Wilton say "I don't give a s@#t about Ansett". (neither did anybody else in the Howard Gov't, especially the minister for transport)
What is past, is prologue.
If SQ are allowed to fly Australia-USA, I can see those merger rumors of a few months ago heating up again. Once the pandora's box is opened, that will be it.
I seem to recall the management of Ansett visiting Max Moore-Wilton in Canberra (among others) pleading their case to allow SQ to by more of ANZ (Ansett), and give 16,000 employees and their families some hope. Only to have Moore-Wilton say "I don't give a s@#t about Ansett". (neither did anybody else in the Howard Gov't, especially the minister for transport)
What is past, is prologue.
If SQ are allowed to fly Australia-USA, I can see those merger rumors of a few months ago heating up again. Once the pandora's box is opened, that will be it.
