Outgoing Sydney Airport CEO Geoff Culbert has once again accused domestic carriers of deliberately cancelling scheduled flights and called for more international flights to Australia.
The outgoing boss of Sydney Airport has joined the chorus of aviation industry voices calling for more international competition, after the federal transport minister rejected an application from Qatar Airways to double its flights to Australia.
The application was not welcomed by Qantas, which has a code share arrangement with Qatar’s fellow Middle Eastern carrier Emirates and flies to Europe via Singapore. There was also opposition from a group of women who are suing Qatar Airways after beingWhile Qantas and Qatar Airways are both in the Oneworld airline alliance, Qatar has a code share partnership with Qantas’ domestic rival Virgin Australia.
Culbert also doubled down on previous allegations that the local airlines are deliberately axing scheduled flights to fend off competition for slots, pointing to Sydney Airport’s domestic recovery, which has been stagnant for the past 15 months. “There does seem to be some misdirected frustration from Sydney Airport because they wish the system was different, and they could unlock more revenue. We understand that, but we’re not sure demonising your biggest customer is the way to go about it,” Qantas domestic chief Andrew David said this month.Flight cancellations are sometimes inevitable as a result of issues such as weather and staffing problems.
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