Qantas to launch Extra Flights to Shanghai and Johannesburg

Qantas is to add a fourth weekly service to Shanghai from November and a fifth flight to Johannesburg from December.

Qantas Head of Sales and Marketing Rob Gurney commented on the additional flights, "The introduction of a fourth Shanghai service follows the successful launch of three weekly non-stop services from Shanghai in December 2004," he said.

"Our fourth service will operate on Saturdays from 5 November and provide almost 300 additional seats between Australia and China.

"The growing trade relationship between Australia and China has boosted demand for business travel and we are also seeing a significant increase in leisure travel in both directions."

Qantas two-class Airbus A330-300 aircraft operate flights on the Shanghai route.

Qantas is also adding a fifth Sydney-Johannesburg service to its network from December.

"The additional Johannesburg flight will operate on Saturdays from 4 December, initially operating via Perth until non-stop services from Sydney begin in February 2006," Mr Gurney said.

"In recent years we have added a supplementary service over the Christmas school holiday period but we are pleased to announce a fifth scheduled service will continue from February."

Three-class Qantas Boeing 747-400 aircraft operate non-stop flights between Sydney and Johannesburg.

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