…
Qantas said it would introduce additional services between Sydney-Canberra and Melbourne-Canberra from March 2008. Qantas Regional General Manager ACT, Allan Williams, said the airline would add fifteen extra return services per week between
Qantas will also add 11 extra return services per week between
Mr Williams said the extra services from both Melbourne and Sydney would use 140-seat Boeing 737-400 aircraft.
“Qantas has expanded its services to Canberra significantly, including recently adding six extra return services per week between
Mr Williams said Qantas had also improved the timetable of its Canberra-Perth services. All but one of these daily services now operated as daytime flights, which was a more popular option for business customers.
The increase in services comes shortly after Qantas announced it would undertake a $10 million improvement program at
More services to
Qantas also announced it would increase services between
The Executive General Manager of Qantas, Mr John Borghetti, said that with the additional services, the airline would operate 10 services per week on the Melbourne-Hong Kong route.
He said the new services would be operated by two-class, 297-seat A330-300 aircraft, offering the award-winning Skybed sleeper seat in Business and audio and video on demand in Business and Economy.
“The new flights will complement our current daily three class B747-400 services on the route, and signal a move towards a double daily Melbourne-Hong Kong service in the future,” Mr Borghetti said.
“Hong Kong is an important market for Qantas – both in its own right and as a gateway to
Mr Borghetti said Qantas had also recently announced two services per week between
* subject to government approval
Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales. She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.
