Qantas raises RI service

Qantas raises RI service

CANBERRA (Reuter): Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) said it issued a draft ruling which, if confirmed, would allow Qantas Airways Ltd an extra two B767-300 services per week between Australia and Indonesia.

The IASC said that Indonesia is one of Australia's major markets and in the year ended Oct. 31, 1995, totaled 721,200 passengers, an increase of 14 percent over the preceding year.

Indonesia accounts for almost six percent of total international passenger movements to and from Australia, it said

The draft ruling is subject to public comment before a final decision is made.

The Commission said Qantas had applied for all of the available capacity on the route but later requested the Commission defer consideration of the remaining capacity.

It said that the Commission's view, subject to any comments it may receive on the draft determination, is that the public interest would best be served by declining the deferral Qantas has requested so that the capacity can remain available for any person, including Qantas, to apply any time.

Qantas is 25 percent owned by British Airways Plc.