Qantas boosts brisbane services

Qantas has announced it will increase services on its domestic routes as a result of improved demand...

Chief executive officer Alan Joyce said that over 12 months from March 29, 2010, the airline would add more than 340,000 seats to its routes.

"We are seeing some improvements in domestic demand and so the time is right to begin restoring capacity to ensure we are well-placed to meet that demand," Mr Joyce said in a statement.

"The changes will see the addition of a total 19 return services across selected routes, while capacity will be restored on others by upgrading from Boeing 737 to larger Boeing 767 aircraft."

New return services will be introduced on the Adelaide-Melbourne, Brisbane-Sydney, Brisbane-Townsville, Melbourne-Perth and Sydney-Ayers Rock routes.

The Brisbane-Cairns and Brisbane-Melbourne services will be upgraded to provide 912 additional seats per week.

Mr Joyce said Qantas would also increase existing daily Cityflyer services between Adelaide and Brisbane from December 29.

Four B737 services per week will be added to the current 20, increasing capacity by 20 per cent, or nearly 70,000 seats per year.

Demand will be monitored with a view to restoring further capacity in future, Mr Joyce added.

Source: AAP