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Qantas cuts Japan and Asia routes
High oil prices have forced Qantas to make cuts on services between Australia and Japan.
Offshoot Jetstar is to suspend a Sydney-Kuala Lumpur service.
Qantas will reduce its Boeing 747-400 Sydney-Los Angeles services from 17 to 15 a week, following the start of Airbus A380 flights on the route at the end of the year.
CEO Geoff Dixon, said the changes, which follow last week’s announcement regarding domestic services, included market exits, capacity cuts and the replacement of Qantas services with Jetstar services on a number of routes.
Dixon said the cost of fuel had changed the way the Qantas Group had to do business over the next two years.
“We have to look closely at each individual market, including the number of frequencies we operate and which of our flying businesses is better suited to serve those destinations.â€
Dixon said Japan and South East Asia would be the most affected markets by the schedule changes.
Qantas is to close a pilot base in Cairns, with around 40 pilots returning to Sydney or other bases.
Dixon said that as a result of the international schedule changes, there would be a small number of job losses in Cairns and Japan.
He said Qantas had done everything possible to mitigate the effects of the schedule changes which it had been forced to make.
“We will continue to work with individual markets and look for opportunities as conditions improve to address capacity issues and reinstate services where and when we can.â€
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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