THE Rudd Government has told Singapore Airlines to be patient about its long-harboured aspirations to fly between Australia and the United States.In the latest chapter in a long-standing lobbying effort, Singapore Airlines's chief executive, Chew Choon Seng, said he would continue to seek access to a route it has long sought to fly. Because Australia and the US have an open-skies treaty, Singapore Airline's access hinges on the go-ahead only from the Rudd Government.
Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines will be content to watch from the sidelines as Qantas battles V Australia, Delta and United Airlines on the trans-Pacific route.
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