Qantas adds Melbourne-Auckland Express Freight Service

Qantas Freight is adding Melbourne-Auckland to its overnight trans-Tasman freight services from 27 November 2006.

The new express Qantas B767-300 service will operate four times per week between Melbourne and Auckland, significantly boosting wide body trans-Tasman freight capacity.

The freighter services will operate from Melbourne at 23:00 hrs of Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and arrive in Auckland at 04:25 hrs the next morning.

As a result, late pick-up from Melbourne and next day delivery to Auckland will be available to meet the demands of the express and time definite freight and logistics market.

The Auckland-Melbourne service will operate at 02:30 hrs every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, arriving in Melbourne at 04:25 hrs the same morning.

“Qantas Freight first introduced this overnight/early bird concept between Sydney and Auckland in 2003 and it has been very successful, achieving 99% on-time delivery, a service we are now looking to deliver to our Melbourne customers.” said Qantas Group General Manager Freight based in Sydney, Mr Stephen Cleary.

“In December 2005 we also added an Auckland-Christchurch service to facilitate the export of perishables and seafood to Australia, Asia and North America.

“This service is also performing well and we will continue to look for further opportunities to expand our services when and where we identify demand,” Mr Cleary added.

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