Push to change Jetstar and Qantas that every passenger needs to know about

Qantas could be forced to sell its budget company Jetstar under a proposal to make room for more competition in the aviation industry. Qantas could be forced to sell its budget company Jetstar under a proposal to make room for more competition in the aviation industry If Qantas were to drop Jetstar it would create more room for a third major airline to challenge Qantas and Virgin Australia, which together hold 97 per cent of Australia's domestic aviation market. However, Australian Travel Industry Association chief executive Dean Long claimed there was 'clear room in the market for at least three, clearly defined airlines' as Australia already had three - Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin, owned by two businesses. If Qantas were to drop Jetstar it would create more room for a third major airline to challenge Qantas and Virgin Australia, which together hold 97 per cent of Australia's domestic aviation market Senator McKenzie called for the government not to specifically force Qantas to sell Jetstar but instead wanted to see it handed the powers to do so.