Dec 4 (Reuters) - Australian Competition And Consumer Commission:
* ACCC re-authorises Virgin-Etihad alliance
* ACCC - considers that alliance would be likely to continue to deliver public benefits
* Re-authorised Virgin Australia and Etihad Airways to continue existing air transport services international alliance
* "Virgin and Etihad will not share revenue under the alliance"
* Virgin introduced Sydney-Abu Dhabi services as part of the implementation of the alliance
* Virgin could not offer a viable service on the route without offering the connections available on etihad's network within the alliance
* "Under the alliance, the airlines cooperate on joint pricing and scheduling of services across their networks"
* Accepts that Virgin would not operate services to Abu Dhabi if this partnership with Etihad did not exist
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