13 November 2008

Qantas has announced that it would grow its China network, with daily China Eastern codeshare flights between Shanghai and Chengdu and Xian. Qantas Group General Manager Sales and Distribution, Mr Rob Gurney, said China was an important market for Qantas.

Mr Gurney said, Growth in both business and leisure travel sees us currently operating 10 flights per week between Australia and China - seven to Shanghai and three to Beijing. To complement these Qantas-operated services, daily onward connections from Shanghai will now be available with China Eastern to both Chengdu and Xian.

Mr Gurney said, The expansion of our partnership with China Eastern also includes a daily return codeshare service between Shanghai and Beijing operated by China Eastern. This will complement our direct services from Sydney and give Qantas customers greater choices in accessing the Chinese capital.

Qantas also offers connections to the Chinese mainland from Hong Kong, with 31 return flights a week to Hong Kong from Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

Members of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program will earn points on the new China Eastern codeshare flights.