Qatar Joint Venture Could Open Australia To British Airways

British Airways and Qatar Airways have applied to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to coordinate their services on a number of routes between Australia and the UK. This joint business venture would see collaborations on nine ‘key routes’ between the UK and Australia, via Doha. Collaboration points include scheduling, pricing, marketing, and more. The application made to the ACCC highlights nine routes to connect four Australian cities with the UK, operating via Doha. Currently, the Australia-Doha leg of the routes are serviced by Qatar but not BA, with the exception of codeshare relationships with Qantas and/or Qatar.