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Virgin Atlantic boss lashes British Airways and Qantas.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, December, 2004
By James Quinn, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 8--HONG KONG -- Virgin Atlantic boss Sir Richard Branson has blasted British Airways and Qantas for "colluding" to keep prices on flights to Australia artificially high.
Branson, whose first flight to Australia lands in Sydney today, accused the duo of price fixing and anti-consumer behaviour. "Qantas and BA collude and set fares together under their joint service agreement and it's just not on," claimed Branson.
Virgin has already appealed against a provisional decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which confirmed that the duo could continue to co-ordinate pricing. A decision is expected before Christmas.
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