Comment: How competition at Sydney Airport became key to Australia's domestic-airline debate
By James Panichi ( June 19, 2023, 07:48 GMT | Comment) -- Australia’s airline duopoly is harming competition and leaving consumers to pay higher prices, according to the country’s competition regulator. Luckily, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has also identified a quick-fix that could get the domestic-airline market back on track: changes to Sydney Airport’s controversial slot-allocation mechanism.It wasn’t long ago that the very mention of competition at Australian airports would elicit angry comments about steep prices — not for air travel, but car parking....
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