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Old Aug 24, 2023 | 5:25 am
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Originally Posted by steview111
Is the blockage on Qatar Airways or on extra flights to Qatar? Would there be anything to stop Finnair opening a HEL-DOH-SYD route and slapping a QR codeshare on it?
It was QR's application that was turned down, but it was on the basis of the expansion threatening Australian jobs. Using the same logic an application by anyone save an Australian company would also be rejected.
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