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Qantas has launched A380 services between Australia and Hong Kong – making it the fourth A380 destination in the Qantas network. The inaugural A380 service between Sydney and Hong Kong departed Sydney yesterday at 1145 local and arrived in Hong Kong at 1750 local. The return service arrived in Sydney this morning at 0840 local. Sydney-Hong Kong A380 services (QF127) operate on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and return on the same day as QF128. Qantas customers travelling between...
Qantas announced it would increase capacity from Perth to a number of Western Australian destinations from today. Qantas Group Executive Commercial Rob Gurney said the increased capacity would further meet demand from regional communities and industries including the resource sector across Western Australia. “Qantas is always focused on meeting market demands and responding with increased capacity, where appropriate,” Mr Gurney said. “From today we will be increasing capacity from Perth to...
Qantas has launched the first of nine reconfigured Boeing 747’s fitted with the popular A380 interiors as part of its $250 million investment in its Boeing 747 fleet. The newly fitted B747 operated QF15 yesterday from Brisbane to Los Angeles and will continue to operate three return services per week, offering passengers the popular A380 seats and inflight entertainment onboard. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said since Qantas introduced the A380 in October 2008, there had been unprecedented demand for...
Almost 8,500 Qantas domestic and international passengers will have their travel plans disrupted tomorrow due to unions intentionally going on strike on one of the busiest days for air travel for the year. Qantas has been forced to delay 39 flights by up to an hour and cancel another two flights on the eve of the AFL and NRL Grand Finals and during school holidays due to strikes by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA). The TWU will...
QantasLink has announced a significant boost to its product, service, and schedule offering throughout regional Queensland. QantasLink’s Executive Manager Narendra Kumar announced that the airline’s two additional B717 aircraft will be based in Brisbane. These new 115 seater aircraft will commence service from early 2012. In addition QantasLink will expand its network by launching a new Townsville to Moranbah service. From October this service will initially take-off twice a week on Wednesdays...
Australians will gain unprecedented access to South America through a new Qantas service to Chile’s capital, Santiago. In early 2012, Qantas will commence direct flights between Sydney and Santiago, one of Latin America’s main gateways and home port of Qantas’ oneworld™ partner LAN Airlines. This service will operate three times a week, using a three-class Boeing 747 reconfigured with Airbus A380 product, and replace Qantas’ current direct flights between Sydney and Buenos Aires. Over time,...
The Qantas Group, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd (JAL) and Mitsubishi Corporation announced today the launch of Jetstar Japan – a new domestic airline that will bring more low airfares to customers in Japan. The Qantas Group, JAL and Mitsubishi Corporation will each hold 1/3 share in the new company (voting-rights-basis). Jetstar Japan will commence domestic operations by the end of 2012 and expects to fly from Tokyo (Narita) and Osaka (Kansai International), with other destinations under...
QantasLink today announced it will launch services between Geraldton and Perth from 21 November 2011. To celebrate this new route, an introductory one way, all inclusive fare of $99 has been released for sale from 11-18 August 2011. QantasLink Executive Manager, Mr Narendra Kumar said, “QantasLink is delighted to welcome Geraldton as the 56th destination to join QantasLink’s ever expanding regional network.” “This service will provide the Geraldton community with unprecedented access to a range...
Qantas today announced a new domestic fare structure providing customers with greater simplicity, flexibility and further Qantas Frequent Flyer benefits when travelling with Qantas. The changes apply across the domestic mainline and regional networks. Qantas Group Executive Commercial, Mr Rob Gurney said the new fare structure would be implemented for tickets booked from Thursday 7 July 2011. “We have listened to feedback from our customers and are committed to ensuring our customers have...
Exclusive access to award-winning wine, invitation to dinners with globally renowned chefs, and new points-earning opportunities. These are just a few of the benefits that will be available to members of a premium new wine and food community launched today for Qantas Frequent Flyers. epiQure is a Frequent Flyer member-only on-line community available to all 7.8 million members to discover the Qantas cellar's diverse collection of wine, dine with globally renowned chefs and be part of a...
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