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QANTAS TAKES OFF FROM THE SUNSHINE STATE TO THE GOLDEN GATE
Queenslanders will today fly direct from Brisbane to San Francisco for the first time, with Qantas operating a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on a brand-new route. Qantas International CEO Tino La Spina will join Queensland Tourism Minister, the Hon. Kate Jones and Brisbane Airport CEO Gert-Jan de Graaf at Brisbane Airport to farewell the inaugural […]
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QANTAS TAKES OFF TO TOKYO’S HANEDA AND SAPPORO
Qantas will become the first airline to launch non-stop flights between Melbourne and Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport. New flights to Haneda The year-round flights to Haneda will operate daily from 29 March 2020* with an Airbus A330 aircraft, replacing the airline’s existing service between Melbourne and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport The flights are expected to […]
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QANTASLINK’S FIRST FLIGHT FROM BENDIGO TAKES OFF
QantasLink’s inaugural direct flight from Bendigo to Sydney has taken off this morning, marking the first commercial flight from the regional Victorian city in more than 30 years. The new direct flights to Sydney operate six days per week, saving hours of travel time for business and leisure travellers who would have previously travelled via […]
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WORLD FIRST US-AUSTRALIA BIOFUEL FLIGHT TAKES OFF
The world’s first dedicated biofuel flight between the United States and Australia, QF96 from Los Angeles to Melbourne, is set to depart later today. The historic trans-Pacific 15 hour flight will operate with approximately 24,000kg of blended biofuel, saving 18,000kg in carbon emissions. Qantas will use biofuel processed from Brassica Carinata, a non-food, industrial type […]