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Old Jan 24, 2020 | 8:25 am
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Originally Posted by allturnleft
Are there definitely no new BA routes as a result of this? Does SIN-SYD get dumped?
Notice that SYD isn't included in the JV application: BA will still be flying there.

https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...ralian-flights

The agreement would encompass all of Qatar's Australian destinations
except for Sydney, which the proposal notes is already served by both BA and Qatar Airways, with the Sydney-London route "highly contested... any attempt by the Parties to co-ordinate on the routes would be quickly defeated by the other airlines who offer services on the route…
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