Qatar flights opposed for pandemic recovery: Qantas

* Qantas chairman Richard Goyder and new CEO Vanessa Hudson fronted a parliamentary inquiry looking into why the government denied a Qatar Airways bid to run more flights into Australia

* Ms Hudson confirmed they'd asked the government to block the Qatar Airways bid to let the local market recover after the COVID-19 pandemic

* Qantas refused to publicly table its submission to the government but said it would show the committee if it was kept confidential

* Qatar Airways had applied to introduce an extra 28 flights per week into Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney

* The airline said it hadn't been told why its bid was rejected and argued the extra flights could add $3 billion of economic benefits to Australia

* Transport Minister Catherine King has not explained why it was in the national interest to deny the flights

* Other Australian airlines - including Bonza and Virgin - added their voices to calls for a review of the decision

* The airports body said Australia should be "putting out the red carpet" because more flights would equate to more jobs

Australian Associated Press