Qantas Plans Earlier Asia Arrivals Amid Business Class Push
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Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia’s largest carrier, will fly seven Asian routes earlier in the day as a partnership with Emirates gives it more scope to run flights at times that appeal to business class passengers.
The carrier will also look at whether to run direct flights from Australia to Beijing, Delhi and Mumbai from 2016, when it can exercise options to buy as many as 50 Boeing Co. 787-9 Dreamliners, it said in a regulatory statement. More 787 flights may be added to Seoul and Tokyo, Sydney-based Qantas said, where four of five direct routes are operated by its budget arm Jetstar and code-share partners.