However, the prime minister says he would not force Qantas to bypass IraqTony Abbott has called on airlines to tell passengers about flight routes over war zones, but resisted union demands for a prescriptive approach to force Qantas to bypass Iraq.The Transport Workers Union called on the government to compel all Australian-registered airlines and flights entering or leaving Australia to reroute flight paths away from conflict zones after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine. … …read more
Source: The Guardian