Airlines' joint venture blocked

[oz_mark]

AIR Canada and Air New Zealand have been barred from entering a revenue-sharing arrangement on the Sydney-Vancouver route.

The airlines had planned to enter a joint services agreement, where they would have promoted each other's services and shared profits from Air Canada's direct Sydney-Vancouver service and Air New Zealand's direct Auckland-Vancouver route.

The chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Graeme Samuel said today his organisation was concerned the proposal would reduce competition.

Airlines&squo; joint venture blocked | Herald Sun

 

[oz_mark]

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission must come clean to the airline industry why it made its bewildering and inconsistent ruling blocking the Air New Zealand - Air Canada code-sharing agreement.
Both airlines have been dumbfounded by the decision issued Tuesday which says they cannot code-share on flights between Sydney and Canada.

Business Spectator - It’s time to fess up!

 

[JohnK]

AIR Canada and Air New Zealand have been barred from entering a revenue-sharing arrangement on the Sydney-Vancouver route.

Why is price fixing the first thought that comes to mind?