Australia's competition watchdog on Tuesday backed a planned alliance between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways, saying it would provide air travellers with improved services and products.

Australia’s competition watchdog has granted draft approval for the proposed partnership between Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia, including Qatar’s planned wet-leasing of widebodies to Virgin.

Australia’s competition and consumer commission is proposing to grant Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways’ alliance for five years

Australia's competition regulator said on Tuesday it was proposing to allow Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways to operate flights between Doha and four Australian capital cities under an integrated alliance for five years.

Australia’s competition watchdog has shown its support of last year’s wet lease agreement between Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved a wet

Virgin Australia has scored a major victory by securing preliminary approval to operate joint flights with Qatar Airways.

ACCC backs Virgin Australia's ‘wet lease’ with Qatar Airways allowing it to operate 28 weekly return services between Doha and Australia.