The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said an agreement that enabled the two key competitors to coordinate passenger and cargo transport flights between Australia and China until the end of March 2024 could potentially breach competition laws. Qantas has been under the radar with the flagship carrier suffering a string of reputational damage after the ACCC initiated legal proceedings for allegedly selling tickets for thousands of cancelled flights, following which its long-serving CEO Alan Joyce announced an early retirement.