The silver bullet?

Where next for Qantas International after the Emirates alliance

While at first glance the proposed seismic alliance with Emirates will solve in an instant Qantas’s European network problems, questions remain about its longer strategy from Dubai along with who the Asian and Trans Pacific strategies will play out.

There is no doubt the Dubai solution is made in heaven –cutting hours of flying times, making 33 destinations in Europe one-stop and two-stops for regional Australians, giving Qantas access to more frequencies ex Australia, access to the Boeing 777 not mention lower labour costs.