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Qantas has boosted cargo capacity between Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand with its converted Airbus freighters.
The Flying Kangaroo now has three weekly A330-200 P2F (passenger-to-freight) services between Australia and Hong Kong, as well as five weekly Sydney–Christchurch–Auckland services as of late August, four of which are operated by A321P2F aircraft.
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Two of Qantas’ A332P2F services fly Sydney–Hong Kong on Wednesdays and Sundays, while the newly introduced Perth–Hong Kong–Sydney service departs Australia on Fridays.
The airline is also adding Melbourne to one of its weekly trans-Tasman freighter routes in order to “open up capacity from southern states into New Zealand”, with the introduction of the A321P2F allowing it to expand A330 freight services north into Asia.
“Demand for freight services is rising, particularly in Asia, and we’re looking at several options to extend the A330 freighter schedule to more places in Asia as we want to meet that need now and into the future,” said Igor Kwiatkowski, executive manager Qantas Freight.
“These changes give freight customers in Australia, New Zealand and Asia more opportunity through greater frequency of services and the enhanced capacity of our Airbus fleet.”
The Qantas Freight fleet currently includes six A321s, two A330s, two 737s (one -300 and one -400), and one 767.
It received both of its converted A330-200 freighters, VH-EBE and VH-EBF, last year following their retrofit from passenger services; both aircraft previously flew passenger flights for Qantas and Jetstar.
The Flying Kangaroo’s overhaul of freighter aircraft is part of a wider fleet renewal program that will transform its domestic and international aircraft.
Internationally, Qantas will receive 12 new 787 Dreamliners and 12 Airbus A350s to replace the bulk of its ageing A330 fleet, alongside a separate order for 12 specially adapted A350-1000 jets to launch Project Sunrise.
Domestically, the airline will purchase 20 Airbus A321XLRs and 29 A220-300s to fly its domestic routes, but with the option to buy many more. QantasLink now has three A220s in operation.
Finally, subsidiary brand Jetstar has already begun welcoming its new fleet of 38 A320neos, comprised of 18 A321LRs and 20 A321XLR aircraft – an even longer-range variant.
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