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Australia’s flag carrier is telling travel agencies to either sign up, or lose out, as its breakaway distribution strategy enters a new phase.
Qantas’s decision to sell a new set of lower-price airfares exclusively through its own channel has raised questions over which corporate travel agencies will have access to them.
The flag carrier is introducing a “lower pricing initiative” from Nov. 29 through its own distribution platform. Initially it will include domestic fares, but the airline said it could expand them to international flights.
The rollout comes as Sabre begins legal action against Hawaiian Airlines, alleging its new distribution policy prevents U.S.-based…