Department of Transport fines Qantas over cabotage breach.

Qantas has agreed to pay a fine of $US62,500 within 1 month, and agreed to pay another $US62,500 if it violates a Department of Transport (DoT) agreement within in 1 year. DoT says Qantas was in violation of cabotage rules. Under the rules foreign airlines are not allowed to carry passengers between US cities. Qantas has been carrying passengers between New York and LA and allowing passengers to transfer to other Qantas flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for years. However, in 2015 and… (www.airlive.net) Mehr...