Labor should review decision to block extra Qatar Airways flights to Australia, Senate inquiry says
Committee seeks more time so it can quiz former Qantas boss Alan Joyce about the Albanese government's Qatar Airways ruling
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The Albanese government should immediately review its decision to block Qatar Airways from launching extra flights to Australia, a Senate inquiry has recommended, as it called for a significantly expanded role and powers for the competition and consumer watchdog in the sector.
The Senate select committee on bilateral air service agreements - set up to examine the rejection of Qatar Airways' request to almost double its flights into Australia's major airports - has also recommended its own extension to November so the former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce could front members upon his return to Australia, and so other Qantas representatives who provided unsatisfactory" responses could be re-quizzed by senators.
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