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Mar 23, 2006
Qantas has decided to join
other oneworld alliance airlines in co-locating at London Heathrow’s Terminal 3
in 2008. Geoff Dixon, Qantas CEO, says the move would follow the opening of
Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 in March 2008. “Qantas has operated from Heathrow’s
Terminal 4 for many years,” Dixon
said. “The opening of Terminal 5 will provide Qantas, as well as its oneworld
partners, with the opportunity to locate their operations in what will be a fully
upgraded and state-of-the-art Terminal 3.”
As a result, Qantas says all
of its services to Australia
and Asia will operate to and from Terminal 3.
The airline currently operates 28 Boeing 747-400 services each week from
Heathrow to Australia via Singapore, Bangkok
and Hong Kong. British Airways services to and
from Australia via Singapore and Bangkok covered by the Qantas/British Airways
Joint Services Agreement (JSA) will also operate from Terminal 3.
In addition to Qantas,
oneworld carriers American Airlines, Aer Lingus, British Airways, Cathay
Pacific, Finnair and Iberia
will co-locate in Terminal 3, along with alliance members-elect JAL, Royal
Jordanian and Malev. Between them, the airlines account for around 35 million
passengers passing through the terminal each year - more than 50 percent of
Heathrow’s passenger traffic.
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