ACCC grants interim authorisation to Qantas and American Airlines

On 1 April 2026, the ACCC granted interim authorisation to enable Qantas Airways Limited and American Airlines Inc to continue to cooperate on trans-Pacific routes between Australia/New Zealand and the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Interim authorisation will enable the ACCC to continue its assessment of the substantive application AA1000709 for revocation and substitution.

Further information about the interim authorisation is available on the ACCC's public register.