THE QANTAS GROUP IN THE UK AND EUROPE
HISTORY Qantas’ links with the United Kingdom extend back to 1931, when Qantas carried airmail from Brisbane to Darwin as part of an experimental Australia-England run with Imperial Airways (a forerunner of BOAC and British Airways). Qantas, together with Imperial Airways and then BOAC, provided an Australia-England air link almost without interruption during the Second World War. In 1947, Qantas began its first regular weekly service through to London on the Kangaroo Route. The airline’s presence in Germany dates from January 1953, when a Constellation L749 began a regular passenger service.
QANTAS SERVICES TODAY Qantas currently operates up to 35 services each week from Australia to the UK and Germany – 23 B747-400 return services a week and 5 A380 return services a week to London Heathrow, and daily B747-400 return services to Frankfurt.
CODESHARE SERVICES Together with its oneworld alliance and joint services partner British Airways, Qantas offers a total of 42 return services a week to the UK. As well as travelling on Qantas flights from Australia to London, Qantas passengers can travel between Australia and London via Frankfurt on British Airways codeshare flights. Qantas also offers codeshare services to the following European destinations:
. Budapest Qantas from Australia to Bangkok and oneworld alliance partner Malev from Bangkok to Budapest
. Paris Qantas from Australia to Singapore or Hong Kong and Air France from Singapore or Hong Kong to Paris
. Rome Qantas from Australia to Hong Kong and oneworld alliance partner Cathay Pacific from Hong Kong to Rome
Within Europe, Qantas offers codeshare services with British Airways from:
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London
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Lyon, Madrid, Munich, Nice, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, Zurich Within the UK, Qantas offers codeshare services with British Airways from:
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London
Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Isle of Man, Jersey, Manchester, Newcastle
EMPLOYMENT Qantas employs people throughout the UK and Europe in a diverse range of roles. In 2005, the airline established a cabin crew base in London that today employs around 560 people, including many expatriate Australians.
QANTAS OFFICES Qantas has offices in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, and Zurich.
Qantas Airways Limited ABN 16 009 661 901
Further information and media releases can be found at the Qantas website: qantas.com
September 2010
THE QANTAS GROUP IN NEW ZEALAND AND THE PACIFIC
HISTORY Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL), formed by Qantas, Imperial Airways (BOAC), and a partnership of Union Airways of New Zealand and the New Zealand Labour Government, inaugurated a weekly service between Sydney and Auckland in 1940. The Tasman service used two Shorts Empire Flying Boats. The first flight left Auckland on 30 April, arriving nine hours and 15 minutes later at Rose Bay in Sydney. It carried nine passengers and about 40,000 letters. In October 1961, Qantas began operations in its own right across the Tasman in pool with TEAL. In April 1965, Qantas inaugurated a B707 service between Sydney and Christchurch. Qantas first operated B747 services to New Zealand in 1972.
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