Qantas appeals to ACCC on NZ QANTAS and Emirates want to reduce the number of seats they will be required to fly across the Tasman by more than 100,000 a year, and warn requirements proposed by the competition watchdog could threaten the development of new trans-Tasman routes. In a submission to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, Qantas said its original calculation of base capacity across the Tasman contained one-off flights such as those catering for the Rugby World Cup that had been withdrawn irrespective of its alliance with Emirates.