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Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways Logo Qantas Airways is the national carrier of Australia. The original name of the airline was "QANTAS", which is an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". The nickname of the airline is "The Flying Kangaroo" and it has its main hub located at Sydney Airport. Qantas Airways is the largest airline in Australia and the 3rd oldest in the world. Its headquarters are located in Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, in Australia. The airline is considered as the leading airline for long distance travel. Qantas Airways is one of the most powerful brands in of Australia.

Qantas Airways Baggage Allowance

As per the baggage allowance rules of Qantas Airways, the carry-on baggage must fit under the seat in front of the passenger or in the overhead compartment. The weight allowance for carry-on luggage for all classes is 7 kilograms per piece for domestic travel. The number of baggage pieces and dimensions depends on the class and destination.

Similarly, the baggage allowance for checked in baggage depends on factors like itinerary, frequent flyer memberships, etc.

Qantas Airways Destination & Services

Qantas Airways operates scheduled services to 20 domestic destinations, and 21 international destinations in 14 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, America, and Oceania. Along with its subsidiaries, Qantas Airways serve 60 domestic and 27 international destinations. Some of the important destinations covered by Qantas include Johannesburg in South Africa, Dallas, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco in United States, Buenos Aires in Argentina, Shanghai and Hong Kong in China, Tokyo in Japan, Mumbai in India, Jakarta in Indonesia, Manila in Philippines, Singapore, Bangkok in Thailand, Frankfurt in Germany, London in United Kingdom and many more in Oceania.

Qantas Airways flights have numerous in-flight entertainment options for passengers, like Audio/Video entertainment, touch screens, Wi-Fi, Mobile phone usage, and a lot more.

Qantas Airways Fleet

As of March, 2011, the fleet size of Qantas was 139 and consisted of the following aircrafts: 8 Airbus A330-200, 10 Airbus A330-300, 10 Airbus A380-800, 18 Boeing 737-400, 38 Boeing 737-800, 23 Boeing 747-400, 6 Boeing 747-400ER, and 26 Boeing 767-300ER aircrafts.

Qantas Airways Awards & Recognition

Qantas Airlines has been honored numerous times with awards and recognition. The airline received awards for categories like Service, Entertainment, Wine and more. Qantas Airways received Skytrax Best Airline Australia award for the years 2005, 2006 and 2008. The airline also received the WAEA Avion award for best overall in-flight entertainment for the years 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006.

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History about Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways, the largest airline of Australia is one of the oldest airlines. It was founded on November 16th, 1920 in Winton, Queensland as QANTA (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited). The first aircraft of the airline was Avro 504K. The first international flight flew on May, 1935 from Darwin to Singapore. Qantas Airways entered the jet age in June, 1959 with the possession of first Boeing 707-138.