'Immunised alliances' a product of the bilateral system

Australia's Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development GM aviation industry policy Stephen Borthwick, speaking at the CAPA Airport Innovation Day Summit, said (03-Aug-2016) "immunised alliances" are a product of the system of bilateral air transport agreements and are a way to achieve the consolidation that bilaterals prevent. Mr Borthwick described such alliances as "a workaround for the bilateral system."