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Qantas to increase A380 flights from London to Melbourne
1 Jun 2010
Qantas has announced that it will launch additional A380 flights between London and Melbourne this year.
Currently, the carrier uses the superjumbo to operate two weekly services between the cities via Singapore.
This frequency will increase to five flights per week when the company receives its eighth Airbus A380, before gradually rising to six and seven weekly services when the ninth and tenth A380s are delivered.
Qantas expects to have ten of the planes in its fleet by March 2011.
The airline will also be increasing the frequency of its A380 flights to Los Angeles from Melbourne.
Alan Joyce, Qantas' chief executive officer, said: 'The Qantas A380 first flew between Melbourne and London in January 2010 and we consider it a priority to increase the frequency of those services when the next tranche of A380s begins arriving from late this year.
'Not only will this benefit customers travelling from Melbourne to London, it will also enable a connection to A380 services for Qantas passengers flying into Singapore from Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.'
The airline also plans to launch daily A380 services between Sydney and London before the end of the year.
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Currently, the carrier uses the superjumbo to operate two weekly services between the cities via Singapore.
This frequency will increase to five flights per week when the company receives its eighth Airbus A380, before gradually rising to six and seven weekly services when the ninth and tenth A380s are delivered.
Qantas expects to have ten of the planes in its fleet by March 2011.
The airline will also be increasing the frequency of its A380 flights to Los Angeles from Melbourne.
Alan Joyce, Qantas' chief executive officer, said: 'The Qantas A380 first flew between Melbourne and London in January 2010 and we consider it a priority to increase the frequency of those services when the next tranche of A380s begins arriving from late this year.
'Not only will this benefit customers travelling from Melbourne to London, it will also enable a connection to A380 services for Qantas passengers flying into Singapore from Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.'
The airline also plans to launch daily A380 services between Sydney and London before the end of the year.
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
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