Qantas Airways Limited
(ASX:QAN) chief executive officer Alan Joyce insists his airline is not looking for a government bailout, unlike Australian car makers.
Media reports quote Mr Joyce saying the airline has performed strongly without taxpayer subsidies or tax concessions since being privatised in 1995.
Mr Joyce says Qantas hasn’t received preferential treatment on airport access or government travel.
But he says there are actions the federal government can take to assist the airline and the carrier is in discussions about them.
The Qantas boss says his airline is not operating in a free and fair market, citing Virgin Australia's restructure in 2012 as a way of circumventing foreign ownership laws.
Qantas generated a net profit of $6 million in fiscal 2013.
