Flying with Qantas

Qantas is the national airline of Australia, and is the second oldest airline still operating with its original name. Qantas was founded in 1920 and stands for Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS). Qantas is a member of the One World Alliance, and is based in Sydney. Nowadays Qantas is mainly known for its long distance flights. You can book flights with Qantas to over 140 destinations within 38 countries. The fleet contains 124 aircraft, including the new Airbus A380.

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Some interesting facts about Qantas:

• Airline code Qantas: QF
• Number of aircraft: 188
• Airbus A380-800: 4
• Airbus A330-300: 10
• Airbus A330-200: 6
• Boeing 747-400: 29
• Boeing 767-300ER: 28
• Boeing 737-800: 40
• Boeing 737-400: 21
• Boeing 737-300: 2
• Boeing 717-200: 11
• Bombardier Dash 8 (200/Q300): 21
• Bombardier Dash 8 (Q400): 16 Number of employees: 36,000, including 2,500 pilots
• Number of passengers per year: 39 million
• Online check in: Yes. Check in at Qantas

One World Alliance

Qantas is a member of the One World Alliance. Other members of this alliance are:

• LAN Argentina (4M)
• American Airlines (AA)
• Finnair (AY)
• Cathay Pacific (CX)
• Iberia (IB)
• Japan Airlines (JL)
• JALways (JO)
• Dragonair (KA)
• LAN Airlines (LA)
• LAN Peru (LP)
• British Airways (BA)
• Malev Hungarian Airlines (MA)
• Royal Jordanian (RJ)
• LAN Ecuador (XL)

Frequent Flyer Program of Qantas

The Frequent Flyer Program of Qantas is called the Qantas Frequent Flyer Program. As a member, you can save up for award tickets, upgrades and more. The most important benefits are as follows:

• You not only save miles when you book flights with Qantas, you also save when you fly with other members of the One World Alliance
• You will start off as a Bronze Frequent Flyer and the more you fly, the higher you will climb through the system, to Silver, Gold and eventually Platinum
• You can also save miles with other non-airline companies such as car rental firms, hotel accommodation, credit cards and purchasing goods at airport shops

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