Quote, JAN/FEB 2007
QANTAS'S JAPANESE SHUFFLE
Qantas will switch services from Cairns to Nagoya and Osaka from mid 2007 from Qantas mainline to Jetstar International because of Jetstar's much lower cost base, making it more suited for the largely suited leisure orientated services.
Jetstar A330-200's will operate six times a week between Cairns and Nagoya from August 2nd, and four times a week from Cairns to Osaka from September 08th as well as the recently announced Osaka-Brisbane-Sydney services which commence March 25.
Under the revised timetable the Qantas group will offer 55 services a week to Japan, ontop of the seasonal Sapporo flights.
Qantas current 767-300 Nagoya and Osaka services are operated by Cairns base Australian Airlines staff under the Qantas brand. The Australian Airlines Cairns based crew will be deployed elsewhere on the Qantas newwork.
SYD-LH / BNE-LH and MEL-LH watch out, here they come!!!!!