Qantas To Restore Domestic Capacity And Increase Adelaide-brisbane Services

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21st December 2009, 03:39pm - Views: 902
Qantas to Restore Domestic Capacity and Increase Adelaide-Brisbane Services

Qantas announced today that, as a result of improving demand, it would begin increasing capacity across a range of domestic routes from 29 March 2010.

Qantas Chief Executive Officer, Mr Alan Joyce, said the move would see the airline add more than 340,000 seats over the following 12 months, as it restored capacity removed in response to the economic downturn.

"We are seeing some improvements in domestic demand and so the time is right to begin restoring capacity to ensure we are well place to meet that demand," Mr Joyce said.

"The changes will see the addition of a total 19 return services across selected routes, while capacity will be restored on others by upgrading from Boeing 737 to larger Boeing 767 aircraft.

"Combined with Jetstar's recently announced domestic growth plans for 2010, new routes for QantasLink, and the assessment of new growth opportunities for Qantas, the Qantas Group remains best placed in terms of offering customers multiple airlines, high frequency services, a genuinely comprehensive network and extremely competitive fares."

Route: Adelaide-Melbourne
New Return Services: 3 per week (currently 64 per week)
Additional seats (per week): 1,200

Route: Brisbane-Sydney
New Return Services: 6 per week (currently 140 per week)
Additional seats (per week): 2,016

Route: Brisbane-Townsville
New Return Services: 3 per week (currently 33 per week)
Additional seats (per week): 912

Route: Melbourne-Perth
New Return Services: 1 per week (currently 45 per week)
Additional seats (per week): 288

Route: Sydney-Ayers Rock*
New Return Services: 1 per week (currently 7 per week)
Additional seats (per week): 336

Route: Brisbane-Cairns
Upgraded Services: six per week
Additional seats (per week): 912

Route: Brisbane-Melbourne
Upgraded Services: six per week
Additional seats (per week): 912

* seasonal July-October 2010

Mr Joyce said Qantas would also increase existing daily Cityflyer services between Adelaide and Brisbane.

"From 29 December, we will add four B737 services per week to the current 20, increasing capacity by 20 per cent, or nearly 70,000 seats per year, on this key inter-city route," he said.

"We will continue to monitor demand with a view to restoring further capacity at the appropriate time."

Issued by Qantas Corporate Communication (Q3999)
Media Enquiries:
Jessica Gadiel
T: 02 9691 4463
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SOURCE: Qantas







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