Aussie ambush: what Qantas is up to on Air NZ's New York route

Aussie ambush: what Qantas is up to on Air NZ's New York route
Has Qantas boss Alan Joyce "foot-tripped" Air NZ's attempt to build a market partly based on Australian travellers? (Image: Getty)
Pattrick Smellie
The ambush by Qantas on Air New Zealand’s new direct flights to New York is an “aggressive” move by the Australian national carrier, say industry insiders.It will be good for airline customers, travel agents and Auckland International Airport (AIA), but a blow for Air NZ, which had anticipated perhaps two years of unconstrained pricing power as the only carrier offering a direct connection from Australasia to the east coast of the US.However, chief executive Greg Foran told BusinessDesk he was "really not too concerned ab...

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