The Australian, 12 Jun 2009, Steve Creedy
SINGAPORE Airlines still believes it should be given the right to fly between Australia and the US but its enthusiasm has cooled sharply as traffic has slumped, competition has increased and fares have fallen more than 40 per cent.
Singapore Airlines chief executive Chew Choon Seng told The Australian at this week's International Air Transport Association conference in Kuala Lumpur that the basic justification remained for having access to the route.
"But it's something that we can live without," he said. "The present market circumstances are such that it's not a high priority item for us. The traffic has gone and I believe Delta is coming on to the route and V Australia is there. It's something that, on the basis of principle, we see no reason why we should not have access to the route."
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