Originally Posted by
frankvb
And also make a (near?) monopoly on NZ domestic flights.... Somehow I don't see that happen as it would also give OW (if the combined carrier ends up there) a very large percentage of all Australia and NZ long-haul flights. I'd assume some anti-competitive regulator would step in.
I thought the ACC (Australian Competition Commission) had already firmly canned greater cooperation between QF and NZ over the Tasman. If that's any indication, I imagine that they'd have an absolute fit if any sort of takeover or merger were suggested.