Qantas’ woes mount with looming airport shakeup

The proposed policy shift adds to the current crisis at Qantas, days after Alan Joyce quit as chief executive officer amid accusations the airline sold phony seats on thousands of cancelled flights. — Bloomberg

SYDNEY: Qantas Airways Ltd’s woes appear to be deepening as the Australian government says it’s looking to shake up the way takeoff and landing slots are granted in Sydney in order to help smaller rivals like Rex and Bonza.

Airline access to Australia’s biggest aviation hub “has not kept pace with global developments,” a review of the aviation sector said yesterday. The government wants to modernise slot allocation at the airport and tighten regulation “to ensure that slots are not being misused by airlines,” it said.