Australian flag carrier Qantas will restart Sydney-Beijing direct flights as it looks to capitalise on the still growing China market.
Flights will resume on January 25, 2017 after a gap of more than seven years,
Qantas will fly Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the route which is part of the strategic alliance with China Eastern Airlines.
Qantas will also codeshare on China Eastern’s Sydney-Hangzhou, Sydney-Kunming and Brisbane-Shanghai services.
"We’re seeing strong loads on our existing Shanghai and Hong Kong services, and on this new Beijing route we’ll have the advantage of China Eastern marketing the Qantas flight as part of their own network," said Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.
"There are 21 million people in Beijing alone. The potential is tremendous," he added,
Still subject to regulatory approval, the route will boost Qantas’ capacity to Greater China by about 18%.
