Qantas
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- IATA Code = QF
- Ticket Code: 081
- Hubs: Frankfurt (FRA), London (LHR), Singapore (SIN), Hong Kong (HKG), Melbounre (MEL), Brisbane (BNE)
- Headquarters: Sydney (SYD), Australia
- Frequent flyer program: Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Airline Alliance: Oneworld
- Qantas Contact: qantas.com.au
About Qantas
Qantas is a premium, full-service Australian domestic and international airline that offers benefits such as a global network, First, Business Premium Economy (on A380 and B747 services) and Economy on international services and Business and Economy on domestic services, a leading Frequent Flyer program, inflight meals and entertainment, airport lounges and other services. qantas.com is Australia’s leading travel website. Qantas is a founding member of the oneworld global airline alliance. Qantas’ Tasman services are operated by Jetconnect, a wholly-owned Qantas subsidiary based in New Zealand.[1] Qantas is the world's second oldest airline. Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, it is Australia’s largest domestic and international airline and is recognised as one of the world's leading long distance carriers, having pioneered services from Australia to North America and Europe. The Qantas Group today employs approximately 35,000 people and offers services across a network spanning 163 destinations in 41 countries (including those covered by codeshare partners) in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, Europe and Africa.[2] Domestically, Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar operate more than 5,200 flights a week serving 58 city and regional destinations in all states and mainland territories (Qantas – 2,268; QantasLink – 1,798; Jetstar – 1,135). Jetstar also operates 168 domestic flights a week in New Zealand. Internationally, Qantas and Jetstar operate more than 900 flights each week (Qantas – 599; Jetstar – 316). The Group’s network comprises 163 destinations in 41 countries, including Australia and those served by codeshare partner airlines.[3]
Qantas and oneworld partner British Airways (BA) commenced a Joint Services Agreement (JSA) in 1995, giving customers a wider range of routing and fare options between Australia and UK/Europe, reciprocal frequent flyer programs and lounge access including joint lounges. The JSA also applies to freight. In February 2005, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) approved the continuation of the JSA on the Kangaroo Route between Australia, Asia and Europe for a further five years. The authorisation gives Qantas and BA the ability to coordinate schedules and pricing on their services between Australia, Asia and Europe. Qantas and BA have an extensive codeshare relationship and share a wide variety of resources. The two airlines have integrated their operations in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, have joint or co-located airport and sales offices in a number of locations around the world and share airport lounges in Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore.[4][5]
Frequent flyer program
Established in 1987, Qantas Frequent Flyer is the leading airline loyalty program in Australia, with more than six million members, and a global redemption network supporting the Qantas Group. It is the only loyalty program in Australia which offers members the ability to combine points from flying, credit or charge card spend and everyday grocery shopping directly into one account. With more than 400 partners including Woolworths/Safeway supermarkets and liquor outlets and Big W stores in Australia, members can earn points, simply by doing the things they do every day. With many credit card partners also offering the option of Qantas Frequent Flyer points as direct rewards, members can ‘double dip’ and earn points twice – once with the partner and once with their card. There are also hundreds of ways to use points – including flights, upgrades, Qantas Club membership and to obtain more than 1,000 products, gift vouchers and experiences from the Qantas Frequent Flyer Store. On average, 11,000 new members join the program each week.[6] In 2008/09, approximately 3.3 million seats were redeemed for travel across Qantas Group domestic and international routes, and one in nine passengers travelled on a flight award. Members also redeemed points for approximately 385,000 award seats on program partner airlines.[7] The program also recognises and rewards the most frequent travellers by offering three membership levels above the entry Bronze level – Silver, Gold and Platinum. Members can move up to the next level by accumulating the required Status credits which can be earned each time they fly on an eligible flight with Qantas, Jetstar, oneworld alliance airlines and Air Pacific.[8][9]
Fleet
| Airbus A380-800 | Boeing 747-400ER | Boeing 747-400 | Boeing 767-300ER | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | Boeing 737-400 | Boeing 717-200 | Airbus A330-300 | ||
| Bombardier Dash 8 (200/Q300) | Bombardier Dash 8 (Q400) | As of 2010 | [10] | ||
Members of the Oneworld Alliance
American Airlines | British Airways | Cathay Pacific Airways | Dragonair | Finnair | Iberia | Jal Japan Airlines | LAN | Qantas | Malev | Royal Jordanian | LAN Argentina | LAN Ecuador
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