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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Elias Visontay Transport and urban affairs reporter

Virgin should get rights to extra Bali flights over Jetstar, Transport Workers Union says

Qantas and Virgin planes at Sydney airport
The Transport Workers Union has sided with Virgin over Qantas’s budget carrier Jetstar as the two airlines seek rights to run extra flights on coveted routes to Bali. Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images

A key union in aviation has backed Virgin Australia over Qantas’s budget carrier Jetstar as the two airlines battle for the rights to run extra flights on coveted routes to Bali.

Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) is considering applications from Virgin and Qantas for the rights to almost 2,500 extra weekly seats between Australia and Indonesia available under the countries’ bilateral air services agreement.

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