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Article: Virgin Blue chief accuses ACCC.
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- Australasian Business Intelligence
- Article date:
- June 3, 2002
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Jun 03, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review
ABIX via COMTEX) -- Virgin Blue Airlines' CEO, Brett Godfrey, has criticised Australia's competition watchdog. He said the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is stifling debate by its failure to release a report on anti-competitive behaviour in the Australian airline industry. It would be hard for any airline to start a service in Australia without knowing the rules will prevent tactics for pushing new players off routes, according to Godfrey. Virgin Blue has filed about 12 complaints with the ACCC, alleging inappropriate conduct by Qantas Airways. Only one allegation, claiming Qantas had illegally ...