The president of Emirates Airline has hit out at taxes applied by European governments on passengers travelling on long-haul routes, as the Dubai-based carrier launched a major alliance with Australia's Qantas Airways.
Under the ten-year deal between Emirates and Qantas, which was first announced last year but formally began on Monday, the latter will replace Singapore with Dubai as its hub for European flights, while the two will co-ordinate on pricing, sales, schedules and frequent flyer programmes. The agreement is expected to shave two hours from journey times from the UK to Australia and vice versa.
Speaking in Dubai, Tim Clark said that increasing passenger duties in countries such as the UK were making it harder for carriers to keep down the cost of such long distance air travel amid economic hardship across much of the European continent.
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