CCS Consults on the Proposed Air Cargo Agreement between Qatar Airways, IAG Cargo and MAB Kargo

1. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore ("CCS") is inviting public feedback on the proposed joint business agreement between Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C ("QR"), IAG Cargo Limited ("IAGC") and MAB Kargo Sdn. Bhd. ("MABK") (collectively, the "Parties") (the "Proposed JB Agreement").

2. CCS accepted the application from the Parties on 16 January 2026 for a decision on whether the Proposed JB Agreement would infringe section 34 of the Competition Act 2004.

The Parties

QR

3. QR is a global aviation organisation, with its headquarters in Doha, Qatar. Besides offering passenger transport services, QR provides air cargo services utilising both its own freighter aircraft and belly-hold capacity on its passenger aircraft. QR also operates air freight offices and ground handling services.

IAGC

4. IAGC is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A ("IAG"). IAG is a multinational airline holding company that incorporates British Airways Plc, Aer Lingus Limited, Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, Vueling Airlines and Fly Level Barcelona LH, S.L. IAGC also operates air freight offices and ground handling services.

MABK

5. MABK is the cargo arm and wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad. MABK offers a range of services in the air logistics trade, including scheduled and chartered air cargo services, ground handling services as well as airport to seaport cargo logistics via ground transportation.

Proposed JB Agreement

6. The Parties have submitted that the Proposed JB Agreement will allow them to cooperate on scheduling, pricing, sales and marketing, and other commercial activities with a view to achieving metal neutrality^[1] for air cargo transportation services across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Americas routes, generating significant consumer and economic benefits and efficiencies.

Public Consultation

7. CCS is inviting public feedback on the Proposed JB Agreement from 23 January 2026 to 5.00pm on 25 February 2026. CCS is interested to hear views on the impact of the Proposed JB Agreement on competition. Public feedback can be provided via the official online form, or by emailing us at [email protected]. If the submission or correspondence contains confidential information, please also provide CCS with a non-confidential version of the submission or correspondence.

8. More information on the public consultation can be accessed and downloaded from the CCS website at www.ccs.gov.sg under the section "Public Consultation".

^[1] An airlines agreement that results in metal neutrality is a cooperative airline arrangement where partners jointly manage capacity and pricing whilst sharing profits equally, making them indifferent to which airline's plane or "metal" carries the cargo.