Qantas Airways Limited
(ASX:QAN) has scored a regulatory boost as it strives to expand its services to America.
Australia’s biggest airline has received provisional approval from Australia’s competition watchdog to continue and enhance its alliance with American Airlines.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says the interim authorisation will allow the partnership to introduce new joint services between Australia and the US.
Qantas says customers will this year be able to start booking direct flights to San Francisco, which is the most popular onward destination for Qantas customers travelling to the US.
Qantas Airways reported a net profit of $206 million in the first half of the 2015 financial year.
