Qantas to cap some rural airfares after local outcry
Qantas has promised to cap some airfares for locals living in certain rural and remote areas to ease the often crippling cost of flying to the outback. A recently concluded federal Senate inquiry into outback airfares heard claims of exorbitant ticket prices, including fares of A$4,800 to fly a family of 3 from Cloncurry in Queensland to Townsville and back. While the inquiry ultimately found no evidence that airlines were price-gouging customers, Qantas said it had listened. The airline will announce Tuesday that it will offer further ticket discounts with a value of up to $10m a year to residents living in 16 towns across Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia. Qantas already gives residents of those 16 towns discounts of at least 20% on tickets to their nearest capital city. <br/>
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Qantas to cap some rural airfares after local outcry
Qantas has promised to cap some airfares for locals living in certain rural and remote areas to ease the often crippling cost of flying to the outback. A recently concluded federal Senate inquiry into outback airfares heard claims of exorbitant ticket prices, including fares of A$4,800 to fly a family of 3 from Cloncurry in Queensland to Townsville and back. While the inquiry ultimately found no evidence that airlines were price-gouging customers, Qantas said it had listened. The airline will announce Tuesday that it will offer further ticket discounts with a value of up to $10m a year to residents living in 16 towns across Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia. Qantas already gives residents of those 16 towns discounts of at least 20% on tickets to their nearest capital city. <br/>
