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Old May 14, 2006 | 2:25 pm
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Stopping an airline flying trans-tasman if it wants to is very difficult if not impossible. NZ & Australia have an open air trans-tasman agreement which means that any airline flying to one country can fly to the other, include freedoms between the two countries.

NZ & QF have often used EK as an example for why they should be allowed to merge/engage in anti-competitive practices.
I don't want to go too OT, but this is an interesting issue that I never quite understood.

I am aware that EK does not fly with full loads, and the QF/NZ have much more attractive FF programs not to mention that they are in alliances. Is EK really hurting them so badly in the trans-tasman market?

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