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Amanda Meade

Qantas ditches Sky News from airport lounges as ABC takes flight on 90th birthday

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The departures board inside the Qantas first class lounge at Sydney airport
Qantas has signed a deal with the ABC for its news bulletins to screen in lounges and on flights. Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images

In what is a fitting 90th birthday present for the ABC, Qantas has inked a new deal with the public broadcaster for ABC news bulletins to screen on Qantas flights and in airport lounges.

The arrangement means Sky News Australia will no longer be screened in the airline’s lounges, a development that will please critics of the divisive pay TV channel.

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