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•Japan The opening of the new runway at Narita Airport provided Qantas with an opportunity to
increase services. In July 2002, Qantas introduced a daily Melbourne–Narita 767 service and
Cairns–Narita services have been boosted by 10 per cent. Bookings have returned to last year’s
levels and continue to grow.
•New Zealand From 1 July 2002, Qantas added nine return services per week between Australia
and New Zealand, increasing the total number of trans-Tasman services to more than 100 return
flights each week.
Qantas began domestic New Zealand services in April 2001, flying between the major centres
of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and has built a codeshare relationship with local airline,
Origin Pacific, to service a number of regional destinations.
•South America From 1 July 2002, following political and economic turmoil in Argentina, Qantas
replaced two flights a week to Buenos Aires with three flights per week between Sydney and
Santiago, Chile with oneworld partner, LanChile.
AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES During the year, Qantas announced it will launch a new wholly owned,
full-service, single-class international carrier that will commence operations on 27 October 2002.
Australian Airlines is independently managed and will not compete with Qantas. It will operate on
routes from which Qantas has withdrawn and on routes where Qantas has been unable to extract
a satisfactory return.
Australian Airlines will initially offer services between Cairns and Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya,
Singapore, Taipei and Hong Kong. The airline will operate Boeing 767-300 aircraft on all routes,
beginning with a fleet of four and building to a potential fleet of 12 aircraft.
ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS Qantas has entered into a number of strategic alliances to create
scale and scope for its operations and deliver enhanced customer service.
Qantas is a founding member of the oneworld alliance, which features eight of the world’s leading
airlines – Qantas, Aer Lingus, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia and
LanChile – as well as 23 regional affiliates.
Qantas also has separate bilateral alliances with British Airways, American Airlines, Japan Airlines and
Air Pacific as well as codeshare arrangements with numerous other airlines including Air Calin,
Air Niugini, Air Tahiti Nui, Air Vanuatu, Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, Asiana, China Eastern, Eva Air, Gulf Air,
Origin Pacific, Polynesian Airlines, South African Airways and Vietnam Airlines.
These alliances and codeshare arrangements allow Qantas to offer customers an expanded global
network, increased ease of transfer, greater choice and flexibility and provide increased rewards and
recognition for frequent flyers.
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