Qantas plans to increase the frequency on select routes to Asia, the United States and New Zealand. The carrier will add an additional weekly Airbus A380 service between Sydney (SYD) and Hong Kong (HKG) from Nov. 4, increasing the number of A380 flights on the Hong Kong–Sydney route to five per week. “The Qantas Group is serious about Asia and we’ve already increased capacity to Hong Kong by 10 percent this year,” said Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas. “As well as adding almost 5 percent more seats per week on this route, the aircraft swap will increase the amount of flying done by our flagship A380 fleet into Asia.” The airline will also boost the frequency of its service between Brisbane (BNE) and Los Angeles (LAX) from six flights per week to daily. The route will be operated with Boeing 747-400 aircraft. Qantas will launch a new route between Perth (PER) and Auckland (AKL) Dec. 6. The airline will operate the route twice a week with Airbus A330 aircraft through Feb. 1, 2014. “All of these network changes boost the prospects for inbound tourism, particularly in an environment where a falling dollar makes Australia an even more attractive destination,” said Joyce.

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