ACCC grants interim permission for Qantas-Emirates alliance

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given its interim nod of approval to the Qantas and Emirates alliance as it assesses their substantive application for authorisation. Qantas and Emirates have a five-year passenger and cargo transport alliance which is set to expire at the end of this month. With this interim extension, the two airlines can continue coordinating their passenger and cargo transport operations. Under the existing authorization, Qantas and Emirates can coordinate their passenger and cargo operations across their respective networks, covering routes between Australia and UK/Europe, New Zealand, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Both