AUSTRALIA's competition regulator on Friday said it planned to end a long-surviving partnership between Qantas Airways and a Chinese state-owned carrier over claims that it would lessen competition and provide the airlines a chance to hike airfare.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a draft order to deny authorisation for Australia's flagship carrier and China Eastern Airlines to continue their operations between the two countries.
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