Tiger tells government of wish to fly internationally from Aussie operations
Tiger Airways has Friday lodged a report with the federal government which includes its wish to be able to fly international services from its Australian base.
In a submission to Transport Minister Anthony Albanese’s office as part of his review into the Australian Aviation sector, Tiger brought up issues such as a secondary airport for Sydney, security issues, climate change issues as well as international services from its Australian operations.
Tiger Airways had previously indicated it was very interested in picking up the abandoned routes of Jetstar and Qantas.
“We’re hopeful that in the review we can convince the Australian government to review the current restrictions on allowing foreign-controlled domestic airlines to fly internationally,� said Tony Davis, Tiger Airways CEO, in an interview with the Australian Financial Review.
Tiger Airways is entirely foreign owned, with Singapore Airlines owning a controlling 49%.
Current foreign ownership laws bar any carrier to fly international routes from an Australian base if they are more than 49% foreign owned.
Mr Davis argues that relaxing these laws would provide more competition within the Australian aviation environment.
But the opposition doesn’t just come from domestic laws, other countries also have laws protecting national interests. For example Japan requires Aussie carriers flying to a port in Japan to be substantially owned and controlled by Australian interests.
Mr Davis says he simply wants the “playing field to be levelled� hardly a new sentiment for him; this is a request he has previously made in other countries with nationalistic protection laws surrounding aviation, such as Malaysia.
Source = e-Travel Blackboard: W.X
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