Qantas Airways Adds More Non-Stop Flights between San Francisco and Sydney.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Qantas Airways has announced it will increase non-stop service between San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Sydney from three to five flights per week effective March 26, 2007, in response to the increasing demand for travel to Australia. "Our new San Francisco services have quickly established themselves as a popular option for people traveling between the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Australia, so it makes excellent commercial sense for us to build the route further," said Wally R. Mariani, Qantas Airways senior executive vice president, The Americas and Pacific. "Recognized as a growing American gateway, Qantas is committed to providing Bay area travelers with more convenience and flexibility," he added. Starting in March with the increased service, Qantas will operate five non-stop flights weekly from San Francisco to Sydney on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Currently, non-stop flights operate on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, and provide convenient connections to 50 domestic Australian cities. Qantas flights to Sydney depart from San Francisco at 11:00 p.m., arriving in Sydney at 6:35 a.m. plus two. Return flights depart Sydney at 1:25 p.m. and arrive at 9:45 a.m. the same day. "Since last March when we re-launched Qantas flights to San Francisco, we have received a very positive response from business and destination travelers," said Peter McLaughlin, Qantas Airways vice president, Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern . "Services have been carefully timed to accommodate connecting passengers flying through key hubs such as Seattle, Portland, Vancouver and Chicago via code share partners American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the and Alaska Airlines," he added. "Qantas now makes it even more convenient for our customers to travel between two beautiful sister cities, Sydney and San Francisco," said John Martin, airport director, San Francisco International Airport “SFO” redirects here. For other uses, see SFO (disambiguation). For the television series, see . . "By increasing service to five days a week - and thus increasing seats per week by 66 percent - Qantas provides passengers with greater flexibility when scheduling travel," he added. Utilizing Boeing 747-400 aircraft, all Qantas international flights from the U.S. feature complimentary bar, menus prepared by world-renowned chef Neil Perry, entertainment options that include personal seat back video screens for all passengers and 'audio video on demand' providing over 400 entertainment choices. Qantas pioneered business class and is the only airline that offers the award-winning Skybed business class sleeper seat on all non-stop flights on the route. About Qantas Airways Qantas Airways is a global air carrier with more than 200 aircraft offering service to 142 destinations in 40 countries. Founded in 1920, Qantas Airways in 2004 celebrated 50 years of continuous flying between North America and Australia. Offering more non-stop flights to Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. than any other carrier, Qantas provides convenient connections from its gateways in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Los Angeles, San Francisco and Honolulu. Recently acknowledged with the 2006 Avion Award for Best Overall In-flight Entertainment, Qantas has long been recognized for its continued focus on excellence in the air as well as on the ground. Qantas' Business class Skybed sleeper seat received the prestigious Chicago Athenaeum ath·e·nae·um also ath·e·ne·um n. 1. An institution, such as a literary club or scientific academy, for the promotion of learning. 2. A place, such as a library, where printed materials are available for reading. Museum 2004 Good Design Award, and its creator Marc Newson, was just named Designer of the Year by Design Miami. |
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