Airports would charge for oxygen if they could says Qantas boss
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Qantas wants to form partnerships with Australia’s leading airports in an effort to cut its annual US$700 million airport costs, which include landing rights, licences and staff car parks.
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says some airports are keen to talk while others, such as Sydney and Brisbane, are less enthusiastic.
“Some of the airports are very keen to be engaged and talk about the opportunities to work together while others are not taking that approach, like Brisbane and Sydney airports,” Mr Joyce told reporters after addressing a business lunch.
“Airports are very, very good at earning revenues out of everything you could imagine – if they could charge for oxygen at the airport they probably would.”
He said that in the current global credit crisis it was imperative that the airline and airports look for ways to cut their costs, otherwise the current cheap fares wouldn’t last long.
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