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www.travelweeklyweb.com www.travelweeklyweb.com March 2014 | TRAVELWeekly AsiA ■ | 9 Airlines SINGAPORE – Qantas has opened up a new pathway to South America for customers in Singapore, with launch fares available to Santiago via Sydney, starting at SG$3,088 return. By choosing to fly east with Qantas, Singapore travellers can, for the first time, reach Santiago in less than 24 hours with just one stop, compared to an average of 26 to 30 hours when flying through European hubs. From Santiago, Qantas customers can enjoy connections to Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo with oneworld partners in the LATAM Airlines Group - LAN Airlines, LAN Colombia and TAM Airlines*. Qantas Executive Manager International Sales, Stephen Thompson, said the new fares will make it much easier for Qantas customers to access South America. "Santiago has been a Qantas destination since March 2012 so we are delighted to create access for our customers in Singapore with a quicker and more direct route to the South American gateway," said Mr Thompson. "The new fares will also be welcomed by football fans, as they prepare to make their way to Brazil for this year's FIFA World Cup. Our codeshare services with oneworld partners in South America will allow customers to connect through from Santiago to host cities for this year's tournament." "Our customers in Singapore already enjoy our premium inflight Qantas opens new gateway to South America for Singapore Customers By choosing to fly Qantas, Singapore travellers can reach Santiago in less than 24 hours with just one stop, compared to an average of 26 to 30 hours. experience when flying to and from Australia and New Zealand, and with convenient flight timings and competitive fares, we're confident that they will enjoy the journey to South America with Qantas". Qantas customers in Business can also relax in the contemporary Qantas Singapore Lounge at Singapore's Changi Airport before their flight. Opened in April 2013, the Qantas Singapore Lounge offers the highest standards of luxury where customers can enjoy menus designed by Consulting Chef Neil Perry, with dishes inspired by regional cuisine and flavours. Together, Qantas and LAN Airlines offer ten weekly return services between Australia and Santiago, with Qantas flights operated by B747 aircraft reconfigured with the flagship A380 product. Qantas Santiago 747. SINGAPORE – Finnair will supplement its twice daily winter service to Bangkok with three additional frequencies per week from 30 December 30 to 27 March 2015. The extra flights bring the number of Finnair's peak-season weekly Bangkok services to 17, the most frequencies of any European carrier. The additional flights are scheduled to depart on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. AY91 departs Helsinki Airport (HEL) at 20:15 for arrival at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) at 11:00 local time the next day. AY92 leaves Bangkok on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 12:45 for arrival in Helsinki at 18:55 local time. The new evening frequencies, operated with Airbus A340 aircraft in a two-class Business and Economy configuration, offer excellent connections with other cities in Finland, Scandinavia, France and Germany. Together with the daily Bangkok flights AY89 (departure at 16:40) and AY95 (18:30), the three extra flights constitute an intensive traffic program giving passengers a wide range of choices and connectivity throughout Finnair's network. Finnair to add more flights to Bangkok from Dec The extra flights bring the number of Finnair's peak-season weekly Bangkok services to 17. "Thailand has long been a popular destination for Finns and other Northern Europeans, and adding capacity will help us meet this enduring – and growing – demand," said Finnair CEO Pekka Vauramo. "As the European airline with the most weekly frequencies to Bangkok and several other Asian destinations, we are on track to double our revenue from Asian traffic between 2010 and 2020." Finnair offers up to 28 frequencies per week to three cities in Japan and 28 to five cities in China. Delhi, Hanoi, Seoul and Singapore round off Finnair's other Asian destinations that seamlessly connect via Helsinki to a network of more than 50 destinations in Europe.

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