AUSTRALIA SIGNS OPEN SKIES DEAL WITH UK
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- Monday, 10 July 2006
This follows a new agreement; under which Australian transport minister, Warren Truss, said there would be no limit for Australian or British cargo or passenger airlines on flights between the two countries.
And, he said, there would be no limits on code-sharing arrangements.
Truss said the new deal was an important step in meeting both countries’ commitment to a fully-open aviation environment.
“Australian and UK carriers can now freely determine the number of services operated between our two countries,” he said.
In the past, there was a limit of 28 services a week for Qantas flights into Britain. British Airways operated 14 weekly services, with Virgin Atlantic running seven.
There had also been a ban on Australian carriers flying to the UK via China, Japan and the United States – or any services beyond Britain, other than to three points in Europe.
Under the new deal, the ban on points beyond Europe will go, but it will still apply for flights via China or the US.
