📋 Tender Overview
The Tasmanian Government will continue to communicate with the airlines in a constructive way but our position is very clear.We strongly oppose any significant reductions in seat capacity in coming months and while I note the comments from Qantas in todays media promising improvements we are yet to see action.While we accept there may be a need for some capacity adjustments it is disappointing that Tasmania - despite being the jurisdiction most reliant on air travel - appears to have been hit with a disproportionately higher level of reduction than elsewhere across Australia.Tasmania is an island and the reality is we are more vulnerable to any shifts in airline capacity to and from the State.And as I have said these changes appear to have been quietly rolled out by the airlines by stealth and we are already seeing higher airfares as a result which is simply not acceptable.I have already written to both the CEO of the Qantas Group and the CEO of Virgin Australia expressing my displeasure along with meeting the Qantas Group CEO last week to again express my real concerns.I have followed up again formally with both airlines and I look forward to both airlines responding as soon as possible to clarify the situation and to ensure Tasmania is not left off the
