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Australia consumer watchdog reauthorises coordination of Qantas' Asian tie-ups

FILE PHOTO - A worker unloads a Qantas Airways Boeing 747 at Sydney's International airport in Australia, June 24, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

(Reuters) - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Friday said it had re-authorised the coordination of three Qantas Airways <QAN.AX> joint ventures, namely Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Pacific and Jetstar Japan.

"The ACCC considers that continuing this coordination should lead to public benefits, such as better products and services, and more convenient flight times for consumers,” said ACCC Commissioner Roger Featherston.

The competition watchdog, in a separate announcement, proposed to re-authorise an alliance between Qantas and Emirates for a further five years.

(Reporting by Ambar Warrick in Bengaluru)

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