QANTAS is taking advantage of the growing Asian market, with plans for new routes to China and India plus extra flights to key regional hubs.
The airline, whose international operations have been struggling with hefty losses, unveiled its much-anticipated Asia strategy which builds on its planned tie-up with Emirates.
Under the plan, Qantas wants to increase flights and capacity to Singapore and Hong Kong and expand its network within Asia through local partners such as Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Malaysia Airlines.
Qantas is also investigating increasing the number of cities it flies to across Asia, with Beijing, Seoul, Mumbai, Delhi and Tokyo-Haneda under consideration.
From March 31, Qantas will increase capacity on flights to Hong Kong and Singapore by between 10 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively.