Earlier this week, we read that the skies above Melbourne and Adelaide have ghost planes flying overhead every day. No, it’s not planes piloted by poltergeists, it’s just near-empty planes, operating every day.
The Guardian has reported that Qatar Airways has been exploiting a legal loophole, operating these "ghost flights" to run extra services to Australia. These 354-seater Boeing 777s sometimes fly with no passengers at all, all to adhere to a complex bilateral agreement.
But what does this mean for Australia's aviation laws, in this competitive landscape of international airlines? Today Sascha is joined by Elias Visontay from The Guardian to ask - why is the Australian government allowing this to continue, despite rejecting Qatar Airways' formal request to increase flights?
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