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Qantas Airways commences San Francisco operations
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BY OUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT
14th August 2005: Qantas Airways is to begin services to San Francisco starting
from March 29, 2006, increasing its total number of round
trip services to 42 flights per week. The carrier intends to launch
fares starting at $798 per round trip.
The airline will initially offer three non-stop weekly services on the San
Francisco-Sydney route, operating three-class Boeing 747-400 aircraft. The
timings of the services would ensure connections from all major North American
cities.
"The new services link the Sister Cities of San Francisco and Sydney and also
provide direct business links from the San Francisco region", Qantas Airways
Senior Executive Vice President (Americas and Pacific) Wally R. Mariani said.
With the addition of San Francisco and Vancouver, Qantas will connect to 50
domestic Australian cities. The carrier would also fly onward to Jakarta, Bali,
Mumbai and Johannesburg. The airline's flights to Sydney will depart from San
Francisco at 11.00 pm on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays arriving in Sydney at
6.35 am. Return flights would depart Sydney at 1.25 pm and arrive at 9.45 am the
same day.
The carrier intends to fit its three-class Boeing 747-400 aircraft with Skybed, its
business class sleeper seat. Qantas would also fit the latest entertainment
options, including personal seat back video screens in all
classes.
Qantas is also planning to introduce services between Vancouver in Canada and
Sydney in Australia through San Francisco during the peak travel seasons.According to Qantas Airways Vice President (Sales & Marketing) Howard Goldberg,
the carrier intends to roll out a major marketing campaign to support the new
route and would continue to look at ways they could develop tourism opportunities
between North America and Australia.
Qantas Airways operates over 200 aircraft, offering services to 140 destinations
in 40 countries. The carrier was named as the 'Airline of the Year 2004' by Air
Transport World magazine, while Qantas' Skybed received the prestigious Chicago
Athenaeum Museum 2004 'Good Design Award' for its sleeper seat, which has
just been introduced in the North American market.
BY OUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT
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