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Flying To Oz Might Get Cheaper

2/11/2008 at 9:35 AM
Tags: Virgin Blue, Australia Travel, Qantas, V Australia (all tags)

If you've ever flown direct from Los Angeles to Sydney, the chances are pretty high that you've been aboard a Qantas flight. The Aussie airline handles 80 percent of traffic on the route thanks to an agreement that restricts other airlines to four or fewer flights per week. But that might soon change, if talks between the US and Australian governments work out as predicted.

Qantas is finally letting other airlines onto its near-monopoly route--as long as a deal keeps close rival Singapore Airlines out of the game. The less scary Virgin Blue looks like the most likely newcomer. The carrier's long haul arm, V Australia, hopes to have 10 flights a week on the LA to Sydney route. Here's hoping V Australia can bring us V low prices.

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