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EDITORS: Bruce Piper and Guy Dundas E-mail: [email protected] Ph: 1300 799 220 www.con-x-ion.com SAS green flights Window SCANDINAVIAN Airlines claims ACCC OKs QH-JTG deal Window to be at the forefront of attempts THE Australian Competition and combined businesses would Seat to cut aviation greenhouse gas Consumer Commission has continue to be publicly listed, but Seat emissions through the use of confirmed that it doesn’t intend would also be accounted for as a EXCESS baggage may be needed ‘green approach flights’. to intervene in the proposed subsidiary of Qantas which would shortly on a flight from The technique calculates the merger between Jetset hold 58% of the company. Singapore to Melbourne. aircraft’s landing time in advance Travelworld, Qantas Holidays and Qantas said the merger would Underworld figure Mick Gatto and thus allows the pilot to glide Qantas Business Travel. create a “vertically integrated arrived in Singapore yesterday, the aircraft for the final stage of A statement issued by JTG this travel services business...with working on behalf of a number the flight with engines operating morning says it’s had official significant growth potential.” of clients trying to recover funds at a lower speed. notification from the ACCC that CEO Geoff Dixon said it would lost in the collapse of “If we can introduce the green the merger can proceed without have total sales of about $3b a stockbroking firm Opes Prime.