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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Steve Evans

Deal stalemate blocks Qatar Airways' early return to Canberra

A Qatar Airways plane lands at Canberra Airport before the service was cut. Picture by Karleen Minney.

The return of international flights to Canberra has stalled because Qatar Airways and the company that runs the ground facilities have failed to agree.

The Canberra Times understands that the glitch, which prevented the resumption of flights from outside Australia, centred on a specialist aircraft-pushing tractor able to shunt a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 across the tarmac.

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